Martha Moth Makes Socks

by Cambria Evans

It’s Martha Moth’s birthday, and her friends are coming over for dinner. She makes a quick trip to the store, where she picks

1 polka-dot scarf, 2 itchy socks, 1 shrunken sweater, and 2 kinds of scrumptious yarn

Now Martha’s ready to get cooking! She’s just going to taste everything first to make sure it’s as good as it looks . . .

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Knitting, Humor

40 pages, Hardcover

First published April 24, 2006

About the author

Cambria Evans studied graphic design at Rhode Island School of Design, and now works as a freelance illustrator, writer and designer in Brooklyn, New York. Cambria loves all things Halloween, and celebrates everyday by eating plenty of candy. She shares a studio with her husband Kari Christensen who is also an illustrator."

Reviews

[Haaley · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a fun story! It was so creative. I laughed, the kids laughed. Super cute.

[Holly · Rating 3 out of 5]

A unique character for a children's book.

[Kelly Beck · Rating 5 out of 5]

So CUTE!! Cambria, if you see this, i couldn't decide if i loved the story or your illustrations more. LOVED it.

[Lara · Rating 3 out of 5]

No knitting involved here, despite where my knitter's mind immediately took the title. Martha is making dinner instead! There were some cute touches here with the details in the pictures, but overall it was a little too... quiet? subtle? for my picture book tastes. Maybe it was the very simple illustrations and small printed text left things feeling underwhelming. Maybe it was the more subtle punchline to the joke. Maybe it felt like I was dropped into a series where some of the character was already established. I don't know. It wasn't that I didn't like it; it was just a bit underwhelming and there are other picture books I like better. Not bad, just not a favorite.

[The Brothers · Rating 3 out of 5]

Martha wants to have friends over so she buys some delectable clothing for them to munch on. Unfortunately, Martha finds the clothes so tasty that she ends up eating most of them before her friends even arrive.

Illustrations were pretty basic, but fun to look at. I loved watching the little moth expand as she keep eating!

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

Martha Moth plans for her birthday party, and after gathering her food items to cook them, she realizes that she eaten everything except two mismatched pair of woolen socks. How will she feed her guests at the party?

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Martha is preparing the birthday dinner for her guests and ends up eating most of it before they get there. The illustrations are cute and the friends are really understanding, but the story isn't particularly memorable.

[Catherine Chen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the feel of papers of this book and the simple pictures which calms my mind. It was a good chance of resting by reading this book.

[emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s Martha Moth’s birthday and she’s having friends over! Unfortunately, her kitchen is bare, except for a small jar of her favorite dust. Just in time, she buys ingredients from the store, ready to make a lovely dinner for her guests. But oh dear! As she cooks, she begins to “sample” the lovely sweater and scarf and finishes them up by herself! Only two socks are left when her guests arrive. Luckily, they help her make a delicious dish of itchy wool socks with dust gravy, and all are full and happy.
This is one of my favorite picture books. The story, though very simple, is silly and entertaining. It makes perfect sense, as it fits her demeanor as a moth, but it is also unexpected and silly. Because of the silliness of anyone- even a moth!- eating socks, sweaters, and scarves and loving it, it engages children and makes them laugh. The illustrations are colorful and bold, simple with gentle patterns. I love the way that Martha (and her tiny caterpillar (?) friend/pet) gets fatter and fatter every time she eats an ingredient. A fun and funny book!


(reading favorite J/picture books for credit is the best thing ever.)

[Knitology]

It's Martha Moth's birthday, and her friends are coming over for dinner. She makes a quick trip to the store, where she picks up: 1 polka-dot scarf, 2 itchy socks, 1 shrunken sweater, and 2 kinds of scrumptious yarn Now Martha's ready to get cooking! She's just going to taste everything first to make sure it's as good as it looks.

[Riley · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book would be good for third grade readers. The words are small and some are long. However the content is fun and could be understood. A highlight of this book is actually the story- it is funny which is something that kids would really enjoy.This book would be good for a level M reader.

[Megan]

This. Is. One of the best. Children's. Books. I've read. In a LONG. Time. (Lots of fullstops means I MEAN IT)

[Kevin Bokay · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book goes well with a demo using a hole punch as "Marth" and pictures of the scarf, sweater, yarn, and socks. A sweet story with good artwork that pre-readers will love.

[Annie]

cute story about a month who eats everything in sight before her guests come for her birthday party - maybe hard to understand

[Gail · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was cute and original. I like the dust used as seasoning for the wool. My 2.5 year old liked it.