Martha Speaks (book) explained

Martha Speaks
Author:Susan Meddaugh
Illustrator:Susan Meddaugh
Country:United States
Series:Martha Speaks
Genre:Children's picture book
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub Date:September 1992[1]
Media Type:Paper
Pages:32 pp
Followed By:Martha Calling

Martha Speaks is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Susan Meddaugh and published by Houghton Mifflin in September 1992. It is the first in a series of six books featuring a young girl named Helen Finney and her pet dog named Martha.

Plot

The book follows the adventures of the dog Martha, who could speak after being fed alphabet soup. The family complains about Martha being talkative and she stops eating her soup. When a burglar breaks into the family's house, Martha was unable to call for help. When the burglar gives her alphabet soup, Martha calls the police and the family appreciates her for speaking again.

Reception

The Horn Book Magazine said the book was "Good-natured and amusing, with cheerful illustrations"[2] and Patricia Tauzer writing for Common Sense Media wrote in a four star (out of five) review that, "the story is clever."[3]

In popular culture

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barnes & Noble – Used Book Search Results – Martha Speaks – Susan Meddaugh – Hardcover . 5 August 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523065351/http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Martha-Speaks/Susan-Meddaugh/p/9780395633137 . May 23, 2011 . dead .
  2. A.A.F. (1993). Martha Speaks. Horn Book Magazine, 69(1), 76. Retrieved from Ebsco.
  3. News: Martha Speaks – Book Review. Tauzer. Patricia. Common Sense Media. 11 November 2018.