Customer Reviews

George and Martha

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This is a terrific book for anybody, even though its marketed as a young children's book. I love this book, (and I'm 12) and my parents and older sister, (who pretends not to) do too. This book chronicles the stories of two best friends, who just so happen to be hippos. They relate moral messages, but in a far from preachy way. The illustrations are colorful and the two hippos are shown as cute and cuddly. (awwww.... they sell these really cute George and Martha dolls somewhere) In short this is a great book for anybody. So read it!

George and Martha, two hippos who are best friends have amazing adventures in this easy to read, fun to experience set of short tales.

I think, no, I'm sure that my wife likes this book more than our children do, and our children love it. There are now several quotes from this book that have become common place at our home.

One is, "It's important to sample new products."

Try this book, you'll enjoy it thoroughly. The art work appears simple, but it's appropriately wonderful to the tone and stories of these two good friends.

5 stars, no question about it.

These are great tales of friendship--even for beginners, like my 4 yr old preschool class. They love all the little stories. A few go over their heads, but they get the concept of the humor and companionship represented by these sweet, lovable, sometimes mischevious and selfish hippos. I've tried reading them the other George and Martha books, but this is their favorite. Gosh, thank God for James Marshall and his inventions!
(We have an old copy---the kids love the "pink cookies" Martha offers George instead of pea soup!)
Sampling:
George doesnt want to eat Marthas pea soup, so he pours it in his shoes
George knocks out his favorite tooth. Which is your favorite tooth?
George gets tired of Martha looking at herself in the mirror all the time; she even wakes up in the middle of the nite to do it. So he pastes a silly picture of her on her mirror....
There are George and Martha stuffed animals out there, too.
Any relation to George and Martha Washington?

This book and an all-time favorite of mine and my kids love it as well. It contains simple, sweet stories of two best friends. Each story has a message and the illustrations are adorable! I had no idea this book was still in print, and it is a great one!

George and Martha is as humorous as Pooh Bear getting stuck in a tree! First, Martha makes split pea soup for George, but George hates split pea soup, so he pours it in his shoes. Second, Martha catches him doing this. She tells him that she doesn't like split pea soup either. She just makes it because she thought George likes it! Third, Martha makes cookies, so everyone is happy! George and Martha is one of my favorite books... and I'm in sixth grade!

The pictures are great. The stories are simple, sometimes are laugh out loud funny and always have a positive message. George and Martha are not always considerate of each other but, because they are good friends, always take the time to understand each other in the end. Plus - and this is the best - they are short and this means you can read a couple to your child at bedtime (even after a please, just one more request)and then shut the lights off and say goodnight.

I liked George and Martha's Tons of Fun the best. It is a good thing that James Marshall made the story because at school we do a copy change of his stories. Madeleine Logan, age

The George and Martha books are simple, funny, warm, and instructive, all in the most casual way. James Marshall had a perfect way of relating a simple incident and making it delightful -- as in the tiny three-page story, "The Tub," which starts with the information that George (a hippo) is fond of peeking into windows, and that he peeks in on his friend Martha (also a hippo) one day as she's taking a bath. That's page two. On page three George learns a lesson and the story ends on a funny, positive note, with Martha turning a bathtub over onto George's head and telling him: "We are friends, but there IS such a thing as privacy!" My experience is that people of all ages, from four to ninety, love these stories.

What fond memories I have of this dynamic duo George and Martha. I adored these characters when I was a child, my family and I still laugh remembering our delight at reading these when I was little. I can't wait to share these with my children when the times comes. I highly recommend you read these to your children, nieces, nephews or grandchildren. Enjoy!

A delightful story for a beginning reader -- going into first grade my granddaughter needed a few prompts in reading this story. In a funny, clever way the storyline helps a young child learn that it is possible to express their wishes and still remain friends -- an important step to becoming a strong person.