George and Martha: The Complete Stories of Two Best Friends Collector's Edition (George & Martha Early Reader (Library))

Our daughter cracks up with this book. She loved it. It has a certain humor, and it's absolutely great.

I absolutely love “George and Martha: The Complete Stories of Two Best Friends” by James Marshall! I read these charming stories as a child, and they’ve always held a special place in my heart. It’s so nice to have the entire collection to share with my kids now. The tales of George and Martha’s friendship are timeless and filled with humor and warmth. The illustrations are delightful, and the stories are perfect for reading together. I highly recommend this collection for any parent looking to introduce their children to these beloved characters!

A timeless classic with a message for all ages.

My grandkids love love love these read to them and my one grandkid is reading the stories herself now. I love the regular paperbacks but having all the stories in one book is fantastic.

My students love these stories. So do I!

My granddaughter loves these books. Each story is short enough to keep her attention and she always wants to read the next ones. The idea of platonic friendship between a male and female is a great lesson. I bought this book after reading a book review that wrote the importance of their friendship.

I have read this whole book (which is a compilation of the smaller books - each with 5 stories) at least 20 times. Yes, the whole thing. My 3 year old requested it nightly (as well as any other times that were good for reading) for several months. We had certain favorites, stories that made us all laugh out loud, like "The Trip" and "The Attic" and "The Mirror" and "The Surprise" as well as some that were absolutely heartwarming like "The High Board" and "The Garden" and "The Book" and "The Secret Club". All the stories are so wonderfully distilled, powerful but simple at the same time. I love that they weren't overly explicit about all the emotions and thoughts that George and Martha felt and thus packed a ton of powerful lessons into just a small amount of enjoyable words on every page. As a parent, there are a lot of books my kids like that I absolutely have grown to hate (Chikka Chikka Boom Boom anyone?), but this is completely the opposite. I find that I enjoy these stories more every time that I read them. I wish I had heard of them sooner. They deserve to be on all of the Children's Book Classics lists.

Such cute stories! Love it!

These stories were favorites when my siblings and I were children, but what's more remarkable, perhaps, is how my family continues to refer to the situations in the stories (e.g. George pouring the soup in his loafers because he doesn't want to tell Martha he doesn't like split peas soup, George running around nervous all day waiting for Martha to scare him back but she forgot...until later). This hardbound version has all the paperbacks stories bound into one and makes a great gift for older siblings when a new baby is born. These stories are about friendship and teach values in parable format that is both fun and memorable. The illustrations are wonderful with the two hippopotami. A true classic!

I love this book, it reminds me of my childhood

Amazing, awesome book! 1) the stories are exceptional - fun, smart, age appropriate. We had George and Martha small book, and decided to get the full stories book then. Indeed, all of the stories are collected here. 2) quality of paper and quality of print is impeccable 3) each page has a large image, texts are suitable to read for 3 years old and elder, of it is suitable for self-reading level 3 and up. Loved it - and my daughter loved it too (what is more important of course)

When I was first entering elementary school, my parents were concerned over my lack of interest in learning to read. I was perfectly satisfied to have people read to me, but I hadn't any interest in learning myself. So my mom (a children's librarian) bought George and Martha books for me but refused to read them to me. I was so desperate to figure out what was going on in the funny pictures, that I finally gave in to learning to read. George and Martha are such great friends and a great read for all ages!

The stories are so short and simple on the surface, but also subtle and moving. This was among the favorites for all three of my daughters. I have read these stories hundreds of times, and I still laugh at Martha waiting to soak George with the garden hose. If this book doesn't make you laugh and if you are not moved by George and Martha, then check your pulse because you must be dead.