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How Martha Saved Her Parents from Green Beans Hardcover – Picture Book, April 18, 2013

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Martha HATES green beans. When some mean, green bandits stroll into town, anyone who ever said "Eat your green beans" is in big trouble. But when the beans kidnap Martha's parents, Martha is forced to take action. She can think of only one way to stop the villainous veggies from taking over her town, and it’s not pretty...or tasty. Featuring absurdly funny text and illustrations with attitude, this is a hilarious read for everyone – even the pickiest of eaters.

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Kindergarten - 3
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8.81 x 0.36 x 11.25 inches
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Dial Books
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April 18, 2013
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0803737661
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978-0803737662
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"With a wacky premise and a perfect tone, this saga is sure to please vegetable haters everywhere." - School Library Journal

"Despicably delightful. The expressions on Martha’s dog’s face, alone, are worth the read." - Library Media Connection

"LaRochelle's text is both picturesque and succinct, a tasty treat to read aloud." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Dramatically comic illustrations rely on bold colors as well as exaggerated gestures and facial expressions to heighten the absurd...a must for picky eaters." - Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

David LaRochelle has been creating books for young people for over twenty-four years. His titles include The Best Pet of All, The Haunted Hamburger and Other Ghostly Stories, and It's a Tiger! You can find out more about David, and view his display of elaborate jack-o-lanterns, at davidlarochelle.com.

Mark Fearing's animated shorts have been seen on a variety of TV stations and film festivals. He has illustrated several books for children and considers himself barely an adult. He currently works across mediums and love to tell stories with words and pictures.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dial Books; Illustrated edition (April 18, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0803737661
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0803737662
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 6 years, from customers
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD540L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Kindergarten - 3
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.81 x 0.36 x 11.25 inches

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- #1,054 in Children's Parents Books
- #4,618 in Children's Humor
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David LaRochelle has been writing and illustrating books since 1988. His books have won numerous awards, including the Sid Fleischman Humor Award, the SCBWI Golden Kite Honor Award, ALA's Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, and four Minnesota Book Awards.

A former elementary school teacher, David enjoys solving puzzles, geocaching, and carving creative pumpkins, which you can view at his website www.davidlarochelle.com .

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Cute book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 31, 2022

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I supervise student teachers and one of my college students read this book to her 3rd-grade class as a tool for teaching a given state standard. I loved the story so much, I immediately ordered a copy for myself and for my grand nephews ages 5 to 8. What a clever idea for a story and perfect for reluctant EATERS. The illustrations are adorable. This book is so cute!

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It's Not Easy Being Green

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 28, 2016

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I usually don't buy books like this online on spec. I read an ARC or look at the book at the library or check it out and buy it at a bookstore. Kid picture books are just too pricey for taking flyers. But I couldn't resist this one, and I'm glad I didn't.

The whole Martha-hates-green-beans thing suggested we might be heading into precious territory. The whole kids-hate-vegetables cliche has never appealed to me as a surefire laugher. We're giving this to a grandchild who loves veggies. When at our house at lunchtime he actually requests "green food". And he's otherwise a normal, bright appealing little kid. So, with a questionable setup why did this work so well?

First off, the story's tone is just right. Martha has to not like veggies. Then she has to enjoy having her parents kidnapped and gone for a few hours before she then gets lonely and misses them. Then she has to face down the mean green bean banditos and save her parents. Then we have to have some satisfying wrap up to the veggie eating issue. At any one of these points the book could have taken an odd, weird or tone-deaf turn. But it doesn't. The story is a bit of a lark but it always seems authentic, grounded and silly-honest. Martha, aided by her deadpan but expressive dog, always comes across as an actual, interesting, basically sound kid. And once you get the kid right, everything else falls into place.

Second, the drawing complements the story perfectly. Mom and Dad look like parents and Martha looks like a kid. Best, though, the green bean banditos are a scream. Each tough and stringy bean has a different look and the whole gang is drawn in just the right exaggerated, silly, menacing, goofy style. Once you get a green bean with a curly moustache, black cowboy hat and pointy boots, you've got a real villain.

So, it's funny, it's never odd or awkward, and it's cheerfully silly. I'm not sure if it will get reluctant kids to eat veggies, (really, the moral instruction angle is not the point), but I guess it does put the issue on the table. A happy, fun find.

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Alyssa Marie

It's a cute book. Arrived damaged.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 7, 2022

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It's a really a cute book. I just wish it had arrived in a box like the others did. The envelope did barley anything to protect it. This was supposed to be a gift, which now I can't give because it looks completely used.

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Such a fun book for children!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 30, 2020

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This is such a fun book and our granddaughters (ages 4 y/o twins and a 6 y/o) love it!

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S in Hays

I liked the illustrations

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 30, 2019

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I gave this book to my grandson who loves green beans! Children will like this book though it may not convince them to eat green beans.

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Fun read for Everyone@

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 22, 2019

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My kids love reading this book. It also helps that one of them isn't fond of green beans. I've even brought it to school to read to a 1st grade class and they all enjoyed it.

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Ljm

hilarious and good message

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 31, 2018

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I use this to help my special needs toddler (who has sensory food issues) eat solid foods like crunchy green beans. This book is so fun to read on nights we have green beans. We joke at the table about funny parts in the book.

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Carrie

Early Childhood Educator and love this book!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 5, 2016

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I have an 8 and 6 year old girls, and we have loved reading this together for years now. We never fail to giggle at it, and have inside family jokes about the different veggies that could be scary to us. The pictures are fabulous, especially all the details that is put into each individual "gangster" green bean, and the dog! I highly recommend for anyone and everyone!!

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