About this episode

The Dads discuss the humorous children's book 'How Martha Saved Her Parents from Green Beans' and its quirky characters.

After some forays into classics, very classic classics, historical novels, and other serious books, the Dads return to nutty silliness and qwacky whackiness to lighten it up a little with How Martha Saved Her Parents from Green Beans , a fun and funny book by David LaRochelle, illustrated by Mark Fearing. What did we like about this book? Besides green beans? Oh, let’s see, how about green beans singing off key? Or when the really realistic tomatoes splat against the wall and green beans get catapulted by mysterious vines? And happy lettuce and ominous carrots. Talk about tossed salad! Or as Mike pointed out “There’s nothing bad about a nice, leafy salad.” But you can’t trust radishes. And Mike's made up a whole new word—tomato-pult—don’t you dare close your eyes. There’s fabric illustration, foreshadowing, and more fore shadowing (AND there are four shadows to boot). It's a fun talk about a fun book. Check it out. If you liked this episode, you’ll like these: Dan Yaccarino parte uno and parte due Pinkalicious!!! by Victoria Kann Places we love to buy books: Books in Stock in Wooster, OH A House with Books in Keller, TX Talking Animals Books in Grapevine, TX River Forest Public…

More episodes of Dads on Books

• Out of the Dust, another episode, another classic, another opening, another show · May 25, 2026 · 51 min
• Rip Van Winkler, or the one where Fonzie takes a quick nap · May 18, 2026 · 43 min
• Pimples of the Goosiest Kind, or Goosebumps & Monster Blood by R'L Stine · May 11, 2026 · 41 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Dads on Books podcast page.