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
