

By TOPIC Award Winning Books African American Children's Books Biography & Autobiography Books for Boys Books for Girls Diversity & Inclusion Foreign Language & Bilingual Books Hispanic & Latino Children's Books Holidays & Celebrations Holocaust Books Juvenile Nonfiction Native American Books New York Times Bestsellers Professional Development Reference Books Test Prep.By GRADE Elementary School Middle School High Schoolīy AGE Board Books (newborn to age 3) Early Childhood Readers (ages 4-8) Children's Picture Books (ages 3-8) Juvenile Fiction (ages 8-12) Young Adult Fiction (ages 12+).BESTSELLERS in EDUCATION Shop All Education Books.and Arthur is perfection: they don't get along 100% of the time, but they're never really mean to one another.Ĭheck out more Arthur Adventures, among them, Arthur's Birthday, Arthur's April Fool (Arthur Adventure Series) and Arthur's Eyes: An Arthur Adventure (Arthur Adventure Series). The story, however, is one that all little pet-desiring children ought to enjoy and their parents will like taking advantage of the chance to explain how much work a puppy can be before the family considers getting one.

Portions of the story are told only in the illustrations, which I find a negative because I think the images should complement the text, not replace it. Will he get Pal trained before it's too late? Or will he come home from school one day to find that his pal is gone?Īuthor and illustrator Marc Brown is fantastic, as usual, but this is one case that I'm not totally pleased. Not only that, he runs whenever he sees his leash! Arthur's friends tell him stories of other dogs who have been sent away because they were too much trouble, sending Arthur into a flurry of training activity. Of course, Arthur forgets and Pal proves to be a real terror, ripping apart the kitchen and living room and peeing everywhere.

Because Pal is afraid of being alone in the garage, he is allowed to spend a couple nights in the house, as long as Arthur remembers to close the pet gate. spends most of the book scoffing at the idea and gently mocking her brother's hopes. He's named him Pal and is determined to train him to be a good, obedient dog. and I like Arthur a lot more!Īrthur has gotten a new puppy.

Add in the fact that kids like Arthur and that entices them to read. For that reason alone, I like Arthur books. No one here watches anymore, leaving me no excuse to plunk down and watch along. ISBN 0316114537 - Arthur, as a TV character, is a long ago favorite.
