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Martha Speaks
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March 1, 2012
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March 31, 2012
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Ronyell
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Winner of the Picture Book March read for "Animal" Themed picture books discussion.…more

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Ronyell
“Martha Speaks” is a classic children’s book from the mind of Susan Meddaugh, about a family dog named Martha who has quite a lot to say after she eats some alphabet soup. “Martha Speaks” is a wonderful story about this smart dog that children will enjoy for ages.

Susan Meddaugh has done an excellent job in creating a story about how a dog eventually begins speaking after eating some alphabet soup. Susan Meddaugh uses so much creativity in this story as she makes a dog talk after consuming alpha
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Fjóla
May 22, 2012 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
My son is so far not to enthused by the Martha Speaks books. I rather like the idea of a talking dog, and there's a bit of humor (if not very subtle) in these books, but maybe it's just our bad luck that in the first one we read, Martha Walks the Dog, there's this mean dog that scared the crap out of my 3 year old (I tried to emphasize that in the end the mean dog wasn't really all that mean, but that wasn't enough), and in this Martha Speaks, we get a burglar. (Now, try to explain to a 3 year o ...more
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