New Releases by Marc Brown

Arthur''s an 8-year-old aardvark with a bossy, little sister, called D.W.. When he sees a TV ad for a doggy ''Treat Timer'' he instantly wants one for Pal, his puppy. But unfortunately, having saved up enough money and bought it, Arthur finds out things aren''t always as good as they appear on TV.

Arthur promises to buy ice cream for his little sister, D.W., if she can read ten words. The twosome race to the park, where D.W. is quick to recognize signs such as ZOO, DON''T WALK, POLICE, and ICE CREAM. When she reads WET PAINT before her big brother does, Arthur is in for a colorful surprise!

Arthur puts a lot of time, effort, and thought into his special present for Santa Claus. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

This package contains a classic Arthur adventure, illustrated with bright, bold, full-color art, and a fun filled sound track that includes lively character voices and an original musical score. There''s even a new theme song, ""Say Hello to Arthur?"," included on both sides.

Arthur''s eventual acceptance of his new sibling surprises even him.

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.

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!

Describes in verse the many kinds of homes--holes for worms, swamps for crocodiles, or a cat for fleas.

Finders keepers, say four stray cats who find new homes when four witches lose their hats. But the witches have other ideas! A funny rhyming story by the author of The Silly Tail Book, Pickle Things, and the Arthur stories. Full-color illustrations.

D.W. bosses her brother Arthur into carrying her on his shoulders at the beach because she maintains that she hates the water, until she gets a big wet surprise.

For use in schools and libraries only. Arthur worries about remembering his magic tricks for the April Fool''s Day assembly and Binky''s threats to pulverize him.