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Meddaugh, Susan

Martha Walks the Dog

32 pp. | Houghton/Lorraine | October, 1998 | Trade ISBN 0-395-90494-3 $$15.00

(2) K-3 Our old friend Martha the verbal dog here ventures unexpectedly into the rehabilitation of antisocial canines. She meets a newcomer to the neighborhood: he is called Bad Dog Bob and behaves as such, barking and growling at all and sundry. But clever Martha enlists the help of a parrot at a crucial moment, instantly reforming Bob. Dear Martha, a canine of good sense and kindly instincts, is a model for us all.

Reviewer: Ann A. Flowers | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 1998