Martha Speaks (book) facts for kids
Author | Susan Lin Meddaugh |
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Illustrator | Meddaugh |
Country | United States |
Series | Martha Speaks |
Genre | Children's picture book |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Publication date
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September 1992 |
Media type | Paper |
Pages | 35 pp |
Followed by | Martha and Skits |
Martha Speaks is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Susan Meddaugh, published by Houghton Mifflin in 1992. It is the first in a series of six books featuring a young girl's pet dog named Martha.
Plot
The book follows the adventures of a ten-year-old girl named Helen Finney, who fed her dog Martha some alphabet soup and something very mysterious occurred. When the letters got into her throat, they lost their way, so they traveled to her brain instead of her stomach. This gave Martha the ability to speak. But when the family complains about Martha talking too much, she stops eating her soup. Then a burglar breaks into her house, and Martha finds herself speechless. The burglar then gives her alphabet soup, and Martha regains her ability to speak again. She calls the police and the family is appreciative of what she did.