Arthur promises to buy ice cream for his little sister, D.W., if she canread ten words. The twosome race to the park, where D.W. is quick to recognizesigns such as ZOO, DON'T WALK, POLICE, and ICE CREAM. When she reads WET PAINTbefo...

During Christmas vacation week, D.W. volunteers to take the classroom pet gerbil, Speedy, home for the holidays. D.W. plans to teach him some new tricks to show her class, but soon learns that taking care of a gerbil isn't as easy as ...

Arthur finds everything about Halloween scary, including his little sister's costume, his morning snack, and the big house on the corner.

Arthur finds his role as director of the Thanksgiving play a difficult one, especially since no one will agree to play the turkey.

It looks like trouble when the principal asks Arthur to take home a large envelope marked 'confidential'.

Arthur is delighted when he finally gets his new puppy, Pal, but Pal's ''accidents'' in the house and all-night barking make life miserable for the entire family, until Arthur comes up with a solution. Reprint. AB.

When Mom sends D.W. to her room, a ten-minute time-out seems like forever. At first D.W. sulks, but as the time ticks by, she starts to worry that her family will completely forget about her. What if she starves? What if they don't...

When Arthur creates his own pet-sitting business in order to prove that he is responsible enough to have a pet of his own, he ends up with a boa in the living room and frogs in the bathtub. Reprint. H.

Arthur fans who are ready to read on their own now have a new chapter book to add to their collection. The book features a longer adventure with Arthur, D.W. and the rest of the gang.

Arthur and his friends wait eagerly for the latest Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club book to hit the library shelves--only to find out when the book arrives that the series has been banned! Arthur, Francine, Buster, and the rest of the gang f...

When Mr. Ratburn gives a creative writing assignment to the class, Arthur worries that his tale won't be exciting enough. With every new angle, Arthur's story takes one more hilarious step further away from his original idea. Full col...

In an amusing portrayal of a common problem, D.W. tries to avoid eating food she does not like through various plots, schemes, and spy missions. Reprint.

Third-grader Arthur is amazed when he is chosen to be in the school spellathon.

When D.W.'s teacher announces that they will have a fire drill, D.W. is afraid the school is going to burn down! So Arthur gives her his fire fighter's hat, a whistle, and a few tips on fire safety, and appoints her their home fire w...

Fern dares Arthur and his friends to enter the poetry writing contest at the local library, but writing poems turns out to be harder than they thought.

With all his friends involved in summer fun activities, Arthur is stuck going on vacation with his family, but he manages to provide a grand time for everyone. Reprint. SLJ.

Arthur and D.W. take Baby Kate and Pal to the neighborhood street fair. But suddenly Baby Kate starts crying. Arthur sends D.W. to buy Kate an ice cream cone, and she carefully ties Pal's leash to a bench outside the store. But when s...

Time is running out for buying the perfect gift for Santa. Arthur has to think fast--and his little sister even faster! 'Comical, colorful illustrations add to the delightful humor of the story.'--School Library Journal. Full-color il...

Tormented by teasing, Arthur stops wearing his eyeglasses and mistakes the girls' bathroom for the boys' room.

When Arthur wins a trip to Washington, D.C., for his essay, ''How I Can Help Make America Great,'' he learns a lot about the White House, but frets about forgetting his speech in front of the president. Reprint. SLJ.

Wiggling it doesn't work; neither does a hard chomp into corn on the cob--is Arthur ever going to lose his baby tooth? 'Brown's ability to zoom in on childhood concerns is in full evidence here.'--Booklist. Full-color illustrations.

Arthur's wrong guess about the identity of the secret admirer sending him valentine messages leads to teasing by the other children, but clues in additional messages allow him to get his due.

When Arthur hears his sister singing a catchy tune, he wonders if he could call that jingle his own and enter it in the Crunch Cereal Contest.

Arthur meets the biggest rock band in town in this new chapter book.

Third-grade Arthur fans ready to read on their own can take their own adventure with Arthur as he ducks the amorous attentions of a friend.

Homesick Arthur is ready to run away from camp until he inadvertantly wins the scavenger hunt for his team.

No matter how Buster reassures him, Arthur keeps having nightmare that he'll forget to put his pants on before going to school. So he and Buster devise a number of schemes to keep him from falling asleep...after all, he can't have ba...

Their friends must decide which party to attend when Francine schedules her birthday party for the same day as Arthur's birthday party.

Arthur's family is expecting a baby and everyone is excited. But Arthur wonders, will the new baby change everything?

When Arthur and his friends go bike riding, Francine is embarrassed by her Father's hand-me-down bicycle. It's a real clunker. So when Francine reports that the bike is stolen, her friends rally to find the thief. Will Arthur and his ...