内容简介
WhenMarthathetalkingdoglearnsthatherpersonHelen’sextendedfamilyiscomingforThanksgiving,shedecidestoinviteherownlong-lostmotherandsiblings...ifshecanfindthem!EachdogwasadoptedseparatelyandMarthahasnoideawheretheyendedup,butwiththehelpofherfriendKazuoattheshelter,shesetsouttolocatethemall.ByThanksgivingDaythereisonlyonespecialguestunaccountedfor—Martha'smother!CanMarthaandherfriendsfindherintimeforthefamilyreunion?ThischapterbookbasedonthepopularTVshowMarthaSpeaksincludesaglossaryandfun,festiveactivities!
作者简介
SusanMeddaughwasbornandraisedinMontclair,NewJersey.ShegraduatedfromWheatonCollege,whereshestudiedFrenchliteratureandfinearts.AfterworkingbrieflywithanadvertisingagencyinNewYork,shemovedtoBostonandworkedatapublishingcompanyfortenyears,firstasadesigner,thenarteditor,andfinallyasartdirector.Whilethere,shedidtheillustrationsforGoodStones(HoughtonMifflin)byAnneEpstein,andthendecidedtostrikeoutonherownasafreelanceillustratorandcreatorofchildren'sbooks.Sincethattime,Susanhaswrittenandillustratedmanypopularbooksforchildren,includingMarthaSpeaks,whichwaschosenasaNewYorkTimesBestIllustratedBookfor1992.In1998shewasawardedtheNewEnglandBookAward,givenbytheNewEnglandBooksellersAssociationtorecognizeabodyofwork.HerworkalsowasacknowledgedwithaNewYorkTimesBestIllustratedAward.ShelivesinSherborn,Massachusetts.