Sunday, July 26, 2009

Giveaway: Martha Speaks


The winner is ...Lisa from Cheerios Underfoot

One of the books for The Itty-Bitty Bookworm's August curriculum is Martha Speaks by Susan Meddaugh. This is a hilarious story about a dog who learns to talk after being fed alphabet soup by her young child owner. Martha, the talking dog, speaks, and speaks, and speaks. In fact, she talks so much, that Helen begins to wish Martha had never learned to talk at all. When Helen announces this, Martha is devestated. Will she ever be able to make up for all of her wild and crazy hijinks? As you read to find out, you and your child will laugh out loud!

Click here to see Amazon's Look Inside.

This book has been such a hit that there is now a PBS KIDS show by the same name. Click here to learn more about the program and to see clips. The PBS KIDS website contain tons of activity ideas and printables which correspond with the episodes. It is a great resource for parents and teachers. In addition, it offers games, coloring sheets, and videos for kids.

I am giving away 1 copy of this zany, comical book, which also includes a set of colorful stickers. To enter, leave a comment about a funny book that cracks you and your child up.

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  • Tweet about this giveaway and link to it. Then come back here and leave me a comment and your Twitter name.
A winner will be chosen on Friday, July 31.

Good Luck!

50 comments:

Karin Katherine said...

What a great giveaway! We love Martha Speaks and I've taken to recording the episodes on TIVO too.
Other favorites that make us smile include: Dirty Bertie, Silly Sally, and Where the Sidewalk Ends...

I sent out a Tweet and joined the facebook fan club!

Darcy @ m3b said...

We DVR Martha Speaks, too!

Our favorite silly book, recently, is Flat Stanley. While it's not a comedy, per se, the whole idea of a 2D boy cracks my guys up. Great reading for my 7 yo.

I'll spread the word...

Jolanthe said...

I wish we had TIVO to record it! Our kids love this show! :)

I'll come back after sending out a tweet!

Jolanthe said...

Just twittered it too!

Jolanthe said...

Just became a facebook fan.

KR said...

My newest "favotite" funny book is Otto Grows Down.

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KR said...

I follow.

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Clemencia said...

We love Silly Sally :) thanks for the giveaway, is one of my duaghter's favorite shows :)

Clemencia said...

I am a follower of your blog :)

Kemp Kuties said...

So my twin two-year old girls love Sandra Boynton books and their favorites are "Opposites" & "Blue Hat, Red Hat." (My girls finish the sentences!) And they laugh hysterically about that silly turkey who can't seem to put his clothes on right!

I'm a follower of your blog. Count me in for your give-away!

Nadia said...

we like the dinosours books.. 'how do dinosours eat their food, how do dinasours get well soon.. :)

Nadia said...

i subscribed to your blog :)

KR said...

I tweeted! http://twitter.com/sumrthyme/status/2868437492

Twitter id sumrthyme

mj.coward[at[gmail.com

Marcia said...

My daughter thinks 'I Love You Stinky Face' is a hilarious book. I try to play the role and act like I sniff her hair and hold my nose when I read that phrase in the book haha.

learningmama at yahoo dot com

Creekside said...

My Grandson gets a laugh out of the "Skippy Jon Jones" series. We tweeted your "Martha Speaks" giveaway from the Twitter account Creeksideedu.

Cathy said...

My son loves Everyone Poops! It's all about the different kinds of poop.

Cathy said...

Subscribe to your blog

La Yen said...

We love the old classic--There's a Monster at the End of This Book. I remember being delighted by it as a kid, and my daughter loves it, too!

La Yen said...

I follow you on reader!

La Yen said...

And I tweeted about this

La Yen said...

And I am a facebook fan

Lisa said...

One of my son's favorites is Everyone Poops. He's such a boy.
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Lisa said...

I'm a new follower.
iluvchrisnlevi@aol.com

Anonymous said...

My kids love Martha Speaks (actually saw your review on the Brimful list)

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megret7 said...

We love "The Stinky Cheese Man...and Other Fairly Stupid Tales." Funny!
Thanks,
Megret
musesofmegret (at) gmail (dot) com

megret7 said...

I subscribe.
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Dolphin Girl said...

We laught at Too Many Daves by Dr. Seuss.

Sylvia said...

We like Grover's book "There's a monster at the end of the book"
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Mozi Esme said...

We love the PBS Martha stuff!

And a funny book is Skippyjon Jones...

Martha said...

one of our favorites that has always made dd laugh is "I love you stinky face".mavans@scottsboro.org

Megan said...

My kids and I love the book Duck and a Ball. It's really cute! The boys have recently taken up watching Martha Speaks on our local PBS station and really like it!

Megan said...

I follow your blog!

Megan said...

I just became a fan of your facebook page!

Winning Readings said...

We've posted about this on Winning Readings:

http://winningreadings.blogspot.com/2009/07/martha-speaks.html

Annette W. said...

The Froggy books make my 2 yo laugh! They are funny!

Kim said...

we love But Not the Hippopotamus!

Carol M said...

My grandson thinks The Witch’s Children Go to School by Ursula Jones
is very funny!
Carol M
mittens0831 AT aol.com

Carol M said...

I follow your blog.
Carol M
mittens0831 AT aol.com

Carol M said...

I subscribe to your blog.
Carol M
mittens0831 AT aol.com

mrsshukra said...

Tommi de Paola's Strega Nona always makes us laugh and meeting the author was really special!

delilah0180(at)yahoo(dot)com

mrsshukra said...

I subscribe via google reader!

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Julie Donahue said...

Skippy Jon Jones is hilarious. (It's about a cat that thinks he's a chihuahua superhero!)

Ren said...

The book that makes my two year old laugh the most is Sandra Boynton's "Blue Hat Green Hat."

Ren said...

I subscribe via reader.

Desiree said...

We've never read this book, but very excited to try it out. We crack up a lot with the "If you give a Mouse a cookie, if you take a mouse to the movies. They even like a tickle at the end.

Desiree said...

I follow too!

Unknown said...

Great giveaway! My son and I love to read If You Give a Pig a Pancake. It always makes hime giggle.

nandjdonabar AT yahoo DOT com

prayerful said...
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prayerful said...

My kids love the Robert Munsch books. My youngest always laughed at Sandra Boynton books when he was younger. Curious George is always a favorite, too.

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