Kirjahaku

When Helen Finney feeds alphabet soup to her dog Martha, Martha begins to speak. But having a talking dog is not as fun as it seems. "Martha's balloon babblings are just as funny in the fourth reading as the first." -- Booklist, starred review ALA Notable Book Booklist Editors' Choice Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books -- Blue Ribbon Winner Horn Book Fanfare Selection Reading Rainbow Feature Selection New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year IRA/CBC Children's Choice

Martha's back and this time she's talking up a storm on the telephone! When she wins a free weekend for her and her family at the Come-On-Inn, the trouble really begins. "The bright cartoon-style art is incredibly clever, both in execution and in the way Meddaugh uses balloons to convey textual asides. A droll doggie delight that isn't just for the picture-book crowd." -- Booklist, starred review Booklist Editors' Choice The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books -- Blue Ribbon Win School Library Journal Best Books of the Year

Something's wrong with Martha, the talking dog She has eaten her daily bowl of alphabet soup, but when she opens her mouth to speak, strange sounds come out instead of words. Fortunately her nose still works, and she follows it to the source of the mystery.

Martha's family has a little surprise for her--a puppy. Martha's world is turned topsy-turvy as she attempts to adjust to Skits, the exuberant, unabashed addition to the household.