Marc Tolon Brown

Arthur has a surprise for D.W. on her birthday.

Arthur's sister D.W. tries to use a reading trick to get Arthur to change Baby Kate's diapers.

Kindergarten is just a week away and Monkey is not ready, but with help and encouragement from family and friends, he begins to get excited.

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

A librarian named Mavis McGrew introduces the animals in the zoo to the joy of reading when she drives her bookmobile to the zoo by mistake.

Dinosaur characters illustrate the value of friends, how to make friends, and how to be and not to be a good friend.

In this collection of health-related episodes, Arthur catches chicken pox, frets about losing his baby teeth, and has bad dreams caused by eating too many sweets. D.W. has a tantrum over spinach, and their dog Pal has to stay overnight at the veterinary clinic.

Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate a parents' joy as ten tiny toes enter the world and, later, learn to walk, bop, and jump.