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As Arthur plans his first-ever sleepover party to be held outside in his tent, nothing, not even reports of a spaceship sighting, can dampen the young aardvark+s enthusiasm. But when Arthur, Brain, and Buster see an eerie light, they wonder if the rumors of aliens are true. ... Read more

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Great book for youngsters
It's funny, when my 3 year old son first had this book read to him, he acted very scared by it, but I quickly realized he had just discovered what it felt like to experience suspense!He became obscessed with this book and had me read it over and over.I finally got an audio CD version, and he continues to listen to that and follow along in the book.He absolutely loves this book!He likes being scared and then realizing that it's actually funny.It was a great transformation, or maturing, that I got to witness in him because of this book.I will always have fond memories associated with this book...........when he finally tires of it, that is......

arthur's first sleepover
this is a good book. it is all about camping. first arthur is going to camp in his backyard. he is going to camp with his buddys buster and the brain. then arthur has to put up the tent. dw wants to camp with him. but she can't. then dw went indoors to hide the flashlight. then dw said i wonder if you will see any aliens. then arthur said lets put up some signs. then that night they herd footsteps. but it was only dad with some pizza. then he said to go to sleep. so the boys said good night and went to sleep. but just as dad went indoors they shot out of their beds. just as they were about to play go fish. they saw flashing lights. they went pale as a ghost. just as they were about to get even more pale they ran! right in too a tree. just then brain said look! the lights are comeing from dw's room. then arthur went to dws room. here's your camera he said. you will probably see an alien before we do he said. and went back outdoors. just then dw heard a tap at her window. she screamed!.

Another great Arthur adventure
Arthur is a great series of books for English Language Learners and younger children (K-3rd grade). They really enjoy the stories and each one has an important lesson to be learned. This one is no exception.

A Party of Junk Food
I read "Arthur's First Sleepover." In the story Arthur was having a sleepover in a tent. D.W. thought there was an alien. Arthur was trying to find a flashlight. Buster and Brian came in the door. In the tent they they had junk food. And I want to say it is funny.

This Book Is Way Cool
Taking the Arthur series a step farther and upping it to this format was a great idea. These books are terrific. ... Read more

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After her friends help her get the lead in the third grade play, Francine becomes so intent on making the play perfect that she almost ruins it. ... Read more

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Good book for kids
I agree with the first reviewer.This book is a tremendously good book that kids will enjoy.It's wonderfully written, teaches kids a few things, like Thomas Edison and his inventions.This is sort of a funny book, also.Once again, I highly reccomend this to anyone who likes to read Arthur books.

Francine the Superstar
I think the book teaches kids a good lesson. The way the book is written allows for easy yet fun reading and the pictures were also vibrant.I gave it as a gift and my niece enjoyed it very much and continues to read it over and over!!! ... Read more

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Rumor has it that Francine is finally going to find a way to kiss Arthur at her birthday party. Arthur is worried, until he is assured that they will not play that spin-the-bottle kissing game. Instead, Francine and Muffy have a devilishly clever plan, and only D.W. and Pal can save Arthur.
Amazon.com Review
After hearing rumors that Francine is planning to kiss Arthur at her party, Arthur's sister, D.W., saves the day in an unexpected way. Devious Francine tricks Arthur with a kissing game, and Muffy leads him out to the garage to await his fate. D.W., walking by with their dog, Pal, catches on to the plot, and sends Pal through the cat door to warn Arthur with a few sloppy kisses of his own. "Run for your life!" yells D.W., and Arthur does, but not without a pause to snag a big piece of cake for his new bodyguard!

Children are enraptured with Marc Brown's stories of the unique aardvark hero on PBS, as well as in many early reader picture books. And with the entertaining "Step into Reading" sticker book series, there's a bonus--two full pages of peel-off stickers enable kids to practice their reading and writing skills. Certain words in the story are printed in blue ink--young readers are encouraged to find the corresponding sticker picture and place it over the blue word. The second page of stickers illustrates places and themes and allows budding writers to try their hand at creative writing as they make up stories based on the sticker images--in this case, aquarium scenes. Don't miss Arthur's Reading Race or any of Arthur's other "Step into Reading" adventures. (Ages 3 to 6) --Emilie Coulter ... Read more

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Book Review
The book will be great to use with my kindergarten students.Thanks for shipping it so quickly! ... Read more

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The annual Elwood City Dog Show is coming up and Arthur wants Pal to enter. They spend all week practising tricks and commands but when it's Pal's turn in front of the judges he does everything wrong. Arthur feels like all his hard work was for nothing until Pal and the judges show him that you don't have to be good at tricks to deserve a prize. ... Read more

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Arthur finds a lost diary in this latest chapter book in the popular series. ... Read more

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Diary Disappearance!
I thoughtthis book was very good andkid appropriatebecause it has no bad words andthere's some really sillythings in there. Also there aren'tany really hard words for kids to sound out.My favorite part was when Arthur said he would get adiary of his own and he wouldn'ttell anybody what he wrote in it .The story is about a girl named SueEllen losing her diarythat she writes in every day and every night. Her friend Arthur found it the very next day. The pictures are magnificent.They have somuch detail in them and I just love the book.

It`s one of the best books Marc Brown has ever done!..
I recommend this book to people who like Arthur books.
This book is cool and mysterious because Sue Ellen lost her diary.I like this book because I am a fan of Arthur books,they are amazing!I love to read Arthurbooks because they are funny,adventurous,and even sometimes SCARY!!! This book is for young children and kids.

Arthur and the Lost Diary
I am in 3rd grade and I like this book because Muffy thinks that Francine took the book.It is a good mystery because they are trying to find the lost diary. ... Read more

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. ... Read more

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An Alien? A Robot? Who Could the Mystery Babysitter Be?
This, part of a new series of Arthur books targeted towards slightly younger readers, is another wonderful addition to the series. Like all the books in this set, this book features bright, attractive full page illustrations and an engaging story. Also included on the back is a fun Mad Libs game for kids to play --- although you'll probably wanna make a copy or write it down, rather than writing on the book itself.

The plot is this: Mr. and Mrs. Read are going out and Arthur and D.W. are curious as to just who their babysitter will be. Mom and Dad think Arthur and D.W. will like a surprise, but as kids will do, Arthur and D.W. think of the worst. They're soon spinning fantasies that the babysitter could be anything from a robot to even Arthur's strict teacher, Mr. Ratburn. (A scenario that seems to appeal only to Baby Kate --- in the fantasy, D.W.'s dozing and Arthur's barely awake, while Baby Kate is scribbling at the bottom of a whiteboard, having apparently just done some advanced algebra!) Can any of these aweful scenarios be as bad as reality?

So who's the mystery babysitter? Well, if you're at least somewhat familiar with the series, then you'll probably be able to guess just from the profile with a question mark on the front cover. If not, then prepare to be surprised just like Arthur and D.W. ... Read more

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This brightly illustrated easy reader features simple sentences and large type for beginning readers. Rex and Lilly star in three stories about show-and-tell, lunchtime trades, and beginning to read.Children will enjoy reading on their own about Rex and Lilly. ... Read more

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Laurie Krasny and Marc Brown Do Enjoyable Schooltime Story
Rex and Lilly are two cute dino characters created by Laurie Krasny and Marc Brown, authors of the "Dino-Life Guides for Families." In these simple, charming stories, the two explore show-and-tell, trading lunches, and reading books.

"Show-and-Tell"

Rex has something special for his class for show-and-tell, but it's a big secret. Everybody tries to guess what it is by asking a series of questions. Rex's surprise is humorous in nature.

"Want to Trade?"

Rex decides to try trading lunches, setting off a chain of trades. Anyone who's ever had fun trading lunches at school (or elsewhere) before will have fun with this one.

"Lilly Reads"

Lilly has trouble reading at first, but eventually discovers the sheer joy to be found in reading.


The illustrations are softly colored and work nicely with the action. The characters, as anthropomorphized dinosaurs, will be enjoyed by readers of all ages. ... Read more

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When Mom sends D.W. to her room, a ten-minute time-outseems like forever. At first D.W. sulks, but as the time ticks by, shestarts to worry that her family will completely forget about her. Whatif she starves? What if they don't love her anymore? What if she'sstuck in her room for the rest of her life? Every minute,D.W. imagines a wild new scenario as she waits out herpunishment. Then an unexpected visitor comes to her rescue.... ... Read more

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We Love D.W. !
Our family really enjoys the Arthur and D.W. stories, and my two-year-old, in particular, can't seem to get enough of this book.

D.W. Go to your Room!
The book was in great shape. Ready to go right on the shelf in my school library.

D.W. Learns Kindness From Her Baby Sister
In "D.W., Go to Your Room!" D.W. is playing with her baby sister, Kate, but doesn't want to share her blocks. When she shouts at Kate and threatens to pinch her, she gets sent straight up to her room!

D.W. thinks that this is a very unfair punishment. She compares herself to a "prisoner" and a "servant girl." She even dreams of running away with Grandma Thora. But when D.W. is asked to look after Kate while Mom makes dinner, D.W. realizes just how mean she was.

This is a sweet story for anyone with a younger / baby sibling, or for any Arthur or D.W. fan. Arthur doesn't really feature in this book, though he is seen a few times.

It's Blockalicious
In D.W. Go To Your Room! Kate knocks down D.W.'s blocks. Mom says D.W. go to your room! So D.W. stomps up to her room. It reminded me of when my little brother knocked my blocks down. But you should read this book because it's blockalicious. If you like blocks and your brother or sister knocks your blocks down, You will love it!

All Arthur Books Are Treasures But This One Does Something I Particularly Like
Here as in all of Mr. Brown's spectacular Arthur series you'll find a fun tale, illustrations you want to keep looking at to find all the little details, and the story of the goings-on in the (mis)adventures of the old familiar characters, but in this one there's something more that's especially neat. After DW gets sent to her room for hurting Baby Kate and generally acting up, she at first broods over what she feels like is her unfair lot in life, and then Brown gets really cool and makes you think about the way a child DW's age experiences time in relation to how an adult does. To DW as to all children, ten minutes banishment is a gulf of quasi-intolerable length and if a grown-up stops to think about that, it's a fairly deep topic, this perception of time. ... Read more

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'I can read it all by myself' is the Beginner Books motto, and behind it is an understanding of how important it is for children to take pride and pleasure in their early reading. Beginner Books have been designed to appeal directly to children through the use of humour, rhyme, and bright pictures that can be 'read' even by the non-reading child. Some Beginner Books are simple stories, others are hilarious nonsense: both types have been designed to give children confidence and make them want to go on reading. Ghosts and witches, vampires and mummies -- these characters are as popular with children as riddles are, so the combination of SPOOKY RIDDLES is a winner. Look for the other books of riddles in the Beginner Book series. ... Read more

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THE BEST BOOK EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I read this when I was 4 and loved it. I'm 16 now and I'm still telling the same jokes. I havn't read it in years, but I remember almost all the jokes. What do you call a mummy that eats cookies in bed? A crummy mummy!!! Bwa ha ha! Gets me every time. What do you call a mummy that eats cookies in bed? A crummy mummy!!! Bwa ha ha! See? These are the best riddles known to man.If you read them, you'll be as funny as me! What does a witch ask for at a hotel? Broom service! Har har har! I love this book.

Love it
My friend Alan recommend to me this book it in spanish class and i have spent many joyful hours laughing over this book even at the age of 15 the cute simplitic riddles bring a simile to your face. I just want to htank Big Alf for telling some great spooky riddles.

This book is wonderful!
My daughter is 5 3/4 years old and Spooky Riddles is the eighth book she has read all by herself. She says it is her favorite joke book ever, and it is great for kids. It's especially good if you're looking for jokes to tell your friends at Halloween parties.

Wonderful Book!
My 6 1/2 year old LOVES to read this book!The riddles are funny and easy to understand.Each page has about 10 words to read so it's not too challenging but not too easy either(my son becomes frustrated with too many words per page).He also loves to tell these riddles(jokes)to family and friends.Pictures are silly looking not scary at all.Highhly recommended.

Be Prepared To Hear These Jokes A Lot!
My 4 and 6 year olds love this book.It's great easy reading for them and they love the punchlines!Even Grandpa laughed! ... Read more

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Cuando el maestro de Arturo lo nombra director de la representaci&oacuten del D&iacutea de Acci&oacuten de Gracias, al principio Arturo está encantado. Pero las cosas se ponen dif&iacuteciles a la hora de repartir los papeles, sobre todo porque nadie quiere hacer el papel del pavo. ... Read more

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Marc Brown creates Wings on Things in a variety of colours, shapes, sizes and places, and introduces concepts to preschoolers in a most amusing way. Ages 3+ ... Read more

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Wings on Things by Marc Brown
Wings on Things is about how wings are used, where are they used and when they are used. This is a very fun book for ages 5 and under becase there is a lot of rhyming and a lot of creativity. Children may also like this book because it is creative, good illustrations, and very childish book. I would recommend it to every child under 5 to read this book because it is creative and good for them.

Very poor and undeserving of Bright and Early series
Forget this one. I've loved the other books in the Bright and Early, but this is a genuine stinker. The book's "cadence" is uneven. There are stretches where each page has only a brief sentence, and then one page will be jammed with an extremely long sentence. I especially didn't like how it provides very confusing messages for kids... for example, it outlines what sorts of wings are possible, citing examples of wings on animals and insects, and then it cites 'wings' on a couch. It tells kids that there can't be wings on bears and cats, but at the end, it says that there are wings in outer space and shows robots on a distant planet. I just believe that it should either be fiction and let kids dream about possibilities or referential, but not try to be both.

Great Rhyming and Predictabliity
This book is simple enough for any beginning reader.The illustrations are silly and amusing.This book would be great for teachers to use in a transportation, wind, or insects unit.My kids loved the rhythm of therhyming text, and you will too!

Great Rhyming and Easy Predictability
This book is simple enough for any beginning reader.The illustrations are silly and amusing.This book would be great for teachers to use in a transportation, wind, or insects unit.My kids loved the rhythm of therhyming text, and you will too! ... Read more

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Against everyone's expectations, D. W. comes upon a way to participate in Cousin Cora's wedding. Reprint. SLJ. ... Read more

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Sometimes Being Small is Okay (A review of D.W. Thinks Big)
This is a variation of the 'sometimes little is just right' plot.

In this case, DW is feeling bad because she feels left out of her aunt's wedding.Arthur gets to be ring bearer and her cousin Cora gets to be flower girl; both because they are older.

But fear not, DW gets to save the day when Arthur accidentally looses the ring down an air conditioning vent.While Arthur valiantly tries to retrieve the ring, he is just too large.Enter DW, who is just the right size.

As thanks for her saving the day,DW gets to march down the aisle carrying the ring.

Three Stars.Okay story of popular characters.Minus two stars for being a re-hash of similar plots. ... Read more

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Arthur wants to enter a jingle in the Crunch Cereal Contest, but he can't seem to come up with anything. Just when he's about to give up, he hears D.W. singing a catchy tune. But can he call that jingle his and enter it in the contest? In chapter-book format, for children who are ready to read on their own, this hilarious adventure will surely be a hit among Arthur fans. ... Read more

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Arthur feels bad about cheating.
This is a chapter book about Arthur.He sneaks up on D.W. and copies her song so that he could win a contest.He ends up not sending it in because he feels bad about copying, and D.W. wins!I like Arthur books because they are fun.This one wasn't my favorite because it wasn't as much of a mystery.I recommend this to kids who like the Arthur stories and want to read chapter books.JG

One of the best of the series, and definitely fun!
Number 4 of this outstanding series was a blast!I like the idea of the story, how funny it is, and especially exciting.I wish that this story was real life, because I'd love to win a contest like that.Too bad these neat things have to be stories.Either way, you can't miss this one!!!

It was Enjoyable and Fun
Arthur and the Crunch Cereal contest to me was quite an enjoyable book. True that it wasn't one of my favorite of the Arthur series but I felt that it shows children to try to do something and your very best in what you do,but sometimes you don't always fulfill your wishes. Arthur"stole" his little sister D.W's song theme but in the end hisconcious got to him. I believe it showed children to always be honest.They'll have fun reading the book but shall find something as a referencein the future.There is always a moral in these arthur books and I enjoyreading to Children! ... Read more

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Who belongs to that curly little tail sticking out of the corn crib? Open

the flap: "Oink, oink!I'm a pig."All the animals on Grandpa Dave's farm are

hiding and only their tails are showing! Preschoolers will have fun guessing,

then lifting the flaps to discover each farm friend and the noise it makes.




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Buying it again...
My older son (now 9) had it when he was a baby and now I am buying it for my 8 month old again.

My daughter learned to say "crow" from this book
My daughter can't do without this book. I am amazed to see how many different words she learned. I strongly recommend it to the parents. ... Read more

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"Every little thing you do to take care of our Earth makes a difference!"

Beloved author/illustrator team Marc and Laurie Krasny Brown tackle the important, timely subject of environmental protection and preservation in this classic Dino Tales: Life Guides for Families picture book, now reissued with a new title and fresh cover design. Kids will learn easy, practical ways to give back to the earth from these friendly, familiar dinosaur characters, including how to conserve natural resources, find new uses for old things, the ins-and-outs of recycling, tips for planting a tree, and much more. Originally published as Dinosaurs to the Rescue! in 1994, this eco-friendly picture book is now printed on recycled paper with nontoxic soy inks. ... Read more

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not in condition I expected
The item has useable stickers to place on characters "boo boos".The stickers were all over the book and there were only a couple.I had this book in the past and it had about two dozen bandaid stickers.

Lots of fun until the stickers run out!
We had lots of fun with this book until the stickers ran out.Then weused real band-aids.The book does a good job of teaching how to take careof a wound but in a fun way. ... Read more

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D.W., Arthur's fun and playful little sister, loves going to preschool! From class pets to circle time, field trips to story time, D.W. can't get enough! Follow D.W.'s lead, and find out why preschool is the greatest! ... Read more

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Includes a collection of brief stories, a poem, and easy-to-follow instructions for making bookmark. ... Read more

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Excellent reader for first timers.
This book was used by my daughter who is six years old and dyslexic.It was wonderful as the stories are short and sweet.The words are mostly the dolch words, therefore easier to read for children with learningdisabilities.It was a positive experience for mom and child!!! ... Read more

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Marc Brown's new chapter book series features Arthur and his friends for sports fans ready to read on their own.Each book features a longer, sports-related Arthur Adventure, which has been vetted by a reading specialist and has loads of kid appeal. Arthur is in top form as he tries to help Buster goaltend like his hockey hero and plays basketball with a new pen pal.Arthur fans will want to read and collectall of these new chapter books! ... Read more

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Arthur And The Pen-Pal Playoff
I read Arthur And The Pen-Pal Playoff. I think this book is great. I think little boys and girls will want to read this wonderful book. This book is great for nine year olds to read.
Little kids will want to read this book over and over again, it's an adventure. This is a way to keep young ones away from the TV. I do recommend this book.

Arthur Could Be Any Kid
When Arthur talks up his basketball skills in a letter to a pen-pal that he was assigned to write for class, he feels that he's in over his head. His pen-pal writes back that he's a great basketball player as well and then he learns that his pen-pal is the lunch-lady's grandson. Next thing he knows, Mrs. McGrady (the lunch-lady) arranges them to play a one-on-one basketball game. The thing that's great about this story is that it's a situation that many readers can identify with. Eventually, Arthur's forced to face his situation head-on, but he's not the only one...

This is the last book of the "Arthur Good Sports" series. Whether any more books will be published in this series is not yet known, but the six-year 2001 set make a great addition to the "Arthur" series. ... Read more