Arthur is overjoyed when he brings home his new puppy, Pal. But when Arthur forgets to close Pal's gate, the puppy goes wild It's a good thing Arthur has some training tricks up his sleeve

Arthur's family vacation is all wet-it's pouring rain Arthur has to take charge and finds new things for his family to do-like go to Gatorville. Maybe family vacation isn't so bad after all

D.W. is very picky about what she eats. She doesn't seem to like anything. Her dining out days with her family are cut short when she refuses to eat her salad and flings it to the floor. Will her table manners improve in time for her Grandma Thora's special dinner out? Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

With a cabin full of frogs, Arthur can't wait to leave summer camp. He runs away during the big scavenger hunt. But his friend's need Arthur's help to win against a rival camp. Where did Arthur go?

Arthur finds everything about Halloween scary, including his little sister's costume, his morning snack and the big house on the corner. But Arthur and his little sister D.W., learn you can't presume a house is haunted just because the outside looks run down.

None of Arthur's friends wear glasses and his classmates tease him But when he stops wearing them, he gets in all kinds of trouble. Maybe four eyes really are better than two.

Arthur can't wait to hand out his birthday party invitations. But it turns out Muffy is having her party on the exact same day All of his friends are split between the two parties so Arthur and Francine hatch a clever scheme to make sure Arthur and Muffy have the best birthdays yet

Fun dinosaur characters teach young children all about friendship--the value of friends, how to make friends, and how to be a good friend.

With playful full-color illustrations, Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown help kids cope with everyday social situations and learn:

• Who can be your friend.
• How to show someone you would like to be friends.
• How to handle bosses and bullies.
• The best ways to be a friend and ways not to be a friend.
• Ways to settle an argument with a friend.

The class homework assignment is to write a story, and everyone seems to be writing about something interesting...except Arthur. Will he find something he "cares to write about or will his story be a big mess?

On the first day of school Arthur discovers he's got the toughest teacher in the third grade The pressure is on to study hard for the all-school Spellathon. Can Arthur beat last year's champion speller? Or will he let Mr. Ratburn d-o-w-n?