Arthur the aardvark is everywhere these days. Many of you know him from his top-rated TV show on PBS. And some of you may know him from the pre-PBS era, as star of the Arthur Adventure picture books that Marc Brown first introduced 20 years ago. But no matter how you met, to know Arthur is to love him.

Now young Arthur fans can enjoy longer stories about their favorite aardvark third-grader and his family and friends adapted from episodes of the television show. A series of chapter books which launched with ARTHUR’S MYSTERY ENVELOPE has a long list of titles --- and the list is growing every year! There is also a brand new series featuring all the goofy but charming gang of Arthur's neighborhood entitled Good Sports. You can find out more about both of these series and the author, Marc Brown, in our Kidsreads feature.  Be sure to check out the games that go with this feature, too!

   --- by Ann L. Bruns

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