Featuring an introduction by the First Lady on the value of teaching children the art of letter writing, an entertaining collection of letters written by children across the country to Socks and Buddy, the 'First Pets,' includes many photographs. 500,000 first printing.

Plucked from the White House mailbag, letters and illustrations from children from all over the country address humorous, at times poignant questions and comments to the nation's first feline.