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Martha's ability to speak is impacted when the maker of alphabet soup decides not to include all letters of the alphabet.

The book would be useful for talking about the alphabet and the ability to communicate using language. ( )

Martha is a talking dog. She loses her ability to talk because of corporate wrong-doing and sets things right. Morals include: Do what's right, not what makes the biggest profit, because it does matter. Your family loves you even if you're not special.
Martha is a female dog who saves the day, so I think of it as a "strong girl" book, too. And I like to find all the "A" things in Alf's house (it's a nice subtle joke). ( )