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Martha Calling 6 reviews
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 1996
a passionate book about a passionate dog!
Martha is wonderful- she is a dog's dream. She can use the phone to order pizza and meat, she can talk to her dog friends and be their translator to the their humans- and then she learns to win radio contests to go places! She is even smart enough to put on a disguise to get in where she isn't allowed, but slips up because she can't resist a flying frisbee. Everything she ends up telling the ...
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Martha and Skits 3 reviews
Susan Meddaugh
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 2005
cute and funny book
brought this book home. my toddler recognized Martha and was immediately interested in reading it together. the parts where Skits pops the balloon and chases the ball down the staircase made her laugh out loud. Priceless!
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Perfectly Martha 2 reviews
Susan Meddaugh
Houghton Mifflin, 2008
cute
Martha is a dog and one day she eats a bowl of alphabet soup and suddenly finds she can talk. Martha and her dog friend Skits go for a walk down town. They see a man advertising a Perfect Pup School. He claims that he can turn any dog in to the `perfect" pet! Martha sees right through the scheme right and way and sets out to prove to everyone that the man is a fraud!
The main characters ...
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In the Haunted House5 reviews
Eve Bunting
Clarion Books, 1994
Read it, love it!
My son and I have read this book over and over and over again. Whether it's Halloween time or not this book will be a sure favorite of kids' who like the dark side. Don't take this to mean that the book is dark or scary. What I mean is that if your kids have a taste for spookies then this book will not fail to please. Great pictures with subtle hidden pictures that show that the spookies and ...
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The Witches' Supermarket7 reviews
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 1994
Excellent. Very fun and imaginative even for adults.
I love the grocery store items. Each time I read it to my children I find something "new" added to the shelf. Actually I'm the one that begs to read this book.
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Martha Speaks (Sandpiper Paperbacks)18 reviews
Susan Meddaugh
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 1995
Good book for kids
At first I thought this was a good book, and was going to give it five stars, but then there was a big SHUT UP which wasn't really appropriate. And then there was a burglar which might be scary for kids, but it also taught you to dial 911 if something bad like the burgler happens, and it showed that Martha felt bad after her family yelled SHUT UP to her, so it kind of taught you not to yell SHUT ...
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Cinderella's Rat12 reviews
Susan Meddaugh
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 2002
One Shining Moment
This is a great "what-if" tale. It tells the tale of a lowly rat that is transformed into one of Cinderella's coachman. But there is more. This story is very innovative and amusing and you get a rodent's perspective on this classic fairytale episode with a few twists thrown in for good measure.
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Martha Blah Blah11 reviews
Susan Meddaugh
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 1998
Entertaining for kids AND adults!
I was lucky enough to come across this book while searching for a birthday gift for a little friend of mine. I was intrigued by the title, picked it up, and then had to read the ENTIRE thing. What a fabulous book! The words are clearly printed on a white background, the pictures are large and colorful, and the humor in what Martha says will keep readers of all ages entertained. Not only does the ...
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Martha Walks the Dog5 reviews
Susan Meddaugh
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 2003
It's a good thing!
Take one dog with attitude, add one can of alphabet soup, and you've got Martha, who not only talks, but isn't afraid to speak her mind. In this book, her fourth adventure so far, Martha learns the power that other people's (or animal's) words have on our self-image. Every day, Martha walks herself around the neighborhood, and every day things are pretty much the same -- until Bad Dog Bob ...
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Two Ways to Count to Ten: A Liberian Folktale3 reviews
Ruby Dee
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1990
A multi-cultural math tale
I have used this book to teach mathematic lessons to grades one through three. It serves as a great springboard for discussion on factors, prime numbers and patterns. The pictures are delightful and the children love to make predictions on just who will make the King happy. My students choose to return to this book over and over again.
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The Best Place
Susan Meddaugh
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 2004
Wolf thinks his porch is the best place in the world until one day his friend Bird says, "How do you know? You've never been anyplace else." This question inspires the wolf to sell his house and travel the world. Eventually his journey brings him back home, but he is unable to get his house back. Upset, he behaves very badly, and even his good intentions get him into trouble. But in the end he understands that sometimes when you can't get what ...
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The Hopeful Trout and Other Limericks2 reviews
John Ciardi
Houghton Mifflin, 1992
Start an Addiction
This is a great opportunity to get your kid hooked!
Limericks have an appealing rhythm and their simple
meter and extremely tolerant rhyme scheme invite kids
to play along.
By about age six,(when some of the rhymes in the book
may be losing their appeal) it's time to turn to your
young listener and say :"There was a young woman named
Annie..." and invite her to make up a rhyme.
Your ...
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Hog-Eye5 reviews
Susan Meddaugh
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 1998
Excellent read aloud
Hog-eye is one of those books that elementary librarians like myself search for. It is a wonderful excellent read aloud that the children enjoy especially the "underwear" part. It is also a wonderful book about the importance of reading without hitting the children over the head. Also I could really get into reading aloud this book. It was such a fun experience for students and I. Thank you ...
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Bimwili & The Zimwi
Verna Aardema
Dial Books, 1985
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The Witch's Walking Stick3 reviews
Susan Meddaugh
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 2005
Cute, funny fairy tale
My 5-1/2 year old and 4 year old boys loved this story and asked me to read it to them again and again immediately after listening to it the first time. FYI - - It was one of more than 20 books on our school's reading award list for Kindergarten - 2nd graders. Very engaging and entertaining. Good lessons about being kind/good vs. being mean/evil. A dog snatches a witch's magic walking stick, ...
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A Perfect Father's Day1 review
Eve Bunting
Clarion Books, 1991
The perfect book for the perfect day.
I gave this book to my father for father's day. It tells the charming story of a young girl and the relationship she has with her father. She wants to spend Father's Day with her Dad doing all the things he loves. Instead they do the things she loves to do and like every good Dad he goes along and pretends they are his favorite things too. It seems like he's thinking, "without her I wouldn't ...
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