Most Popular Books by Marc Brown

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

His friends tease Arthur when he gets glasses, but he soon learns to wear them with pride.

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.

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 she thinks, especially one as quick as Speedy. . . .

During a class visit to the museum, Arthur needs to make a quick visit to the boys’ lavatory. But a wrong turn leads him into a diorama of life-size models of Pilgrims celebrating the first Thanksgiving . . . just as Mr. Ratburn and his class are about to study it. Will Arthur be in big trouble?

Arthur''s new puppy causes problems when it tears the living room apart, wets on everything, and refuses to wear a leash.

When the gang takes a popularity contest in a girls'' magazine, Fern and Sue Ellen try to alter their personalities, much to the dismay of their friends

Provides mathematical connections to a variety of curriculum areas, based on the themes and elements in the story and art of the children''s book, Arthur''s pet business by Marc Brown.

For use in schools and libraries only. Marc Brown''s stories and drawings tell about Arthur''s experiences at home, at school, and at camp. Each story promotes kindness, responsibility, and cooperation.