Arthur’s Really Helpful Bedtime Stories

I’m not sure how helpful Arthur’s Really Helpful Bedtime Stories are, but I do know that our copy is well worn. Marc Brown’s twists on familiar fairy tales kept my children amused and asking for more. The book contains ten familiar fairy tales but told with characters from the world of Arthur. Not only do the characters like D.W. take the place of the fairytale characters like Little Red Riding Hood, but they maintain their own personalities as well. So we have D.W. being stubborn and saving Grandma Thora from the wolf. In “The Three Little Pigs” Binky sides with … Continue reading

Arthur’s Halloween – Marc Brown

I love to share seasonal books with children. Arthur’s Halloween is a fun read aloud book for this time of year. At the beginning of the story, Arthur is a bit scared by Halloween. He doesn’t enjoy the “Bat Wing” brownies. He doesn’t want to stick his hand in the cold spaghetti “guts”. He’s even a little frightened of his own little sister’s costume. And he’s worried about trick or treating too. He’s especially worried about walking by what all the kids say is haunted witches house. Arthur has to take his little sister D.W. along. She’s not scared of … Continue reading