Arthur's really helpful bedtime stories

Format:

Book

Title:

Arthur's really helpful bedtime stories

Author:

Brown, Marc Tolon author ; illustrator

ISBN:

9780679884682

9780679984689

Publication:

New York : Random House, [1998]

Physical Description:

44 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm

General Note:

"Stories adapted by Stephen Krensky" - Title page verso

Contents:

Little red riding hood -- Buster and the beanstalk -- The emperor's new clothes -- D.W. and the three bears -- The tortoise and the hare -- The princess and the pea -- The three little pigs -- The frog prince -- The lion and the mouse -- Puss n boots.

Summary:

Ten classic tales, including "The Emperor's New Clothes," Puss in Boots," and "The Frog Prince," are retold with Arthur the aardvark and his friends as the characters in the stories.

Personal Subject:

Arthur (Fictitious character from Brown)-Juvenile fiction.

Arthur (Fictitious character from Brown)

Subject(s):

Aardvark -- Juvenile fiction.

Animals -- Juvenile fiction.

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Summary

Arthur, D.W., and their friends bring a touch of their own personalities and senses of humor to this sprightly collection of classic bedtime stories. "Could you please be more careful--you're drooling on my cape," says D.W. to the wolf in "Little Red Riding Hood." "Lucky I'm not afraid of heights," proclaims Francine as she climbs to the top of the mattresses in "The Princess and the Pea." Master weaver Arthur has the last laugh in "The Emperor's New Clothes." Each short, fun-to-read story has just the right mixture of the familiar tales with the contemporary spin of Arthur and his friends. "The Frog Prince," "The Three Bears," "The Three Little Pigs," and others round out this big, heavily illustrated hardcover bonanza for parents. Yes, it's really helpful in getting the kids settled down and ready for bed!

Author Notes

Author and illustrator, Marc Brown was born in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1946. He attended the Cleveland Institute of Art. After college, he worked numerous odd jobs before he began his career.

He is most renown for creating the Arthur series. The idea for Arthur, the aardvark came one night while telling his son a bedtime story. The first title in the series was "Arthur's Nose" written in 1976. Since then, Brown has written over thirty books in the Arthur Adventure series. D. W., Arthur's sister was another character created by Brown. In addition to writing, Brown also developed the Arthur television series on PBS.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 2-An anthology of 10 classic stories such as "The Princess and the Pea," "The Three Little Pigs," and "The Frog Prince," loosely adapted and retold to feature Arthur, D.W., Buster, Francine, and the rest of the gang. Each story highlights elements of the starring character's famous personality. In "Little Red Riding Hood," D.W. says to the wolf disguised as her grandmother, "Oh, Grandma Thora!...What big teeth you have-and I'm not sure you've been brushing regularly." The book's oversized format and trademark artwork make it easy to use for bedtime sharing. Children will love to hear these versions of the familiar stories with these ever-popular characters who add their own special humor and fun. Libraries can't go wrong with this newest edition to the Arthur canon.-Kimberlie Monteforte, Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield, MA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Horn Book Review

Ten folktales including The Three Little Pigs and Puss in Boots star Arthur and his friends and family. Although they feature familiar, well-loved characters, these tales have been sanitized and are much tamer than the traditional stories--the Emperor wears boxer shorts under his new clothes, there is no mention of what the hunter does with the wolf in Red Riding Hood--and the morals take center stage. Better to stick with more faithful and familiar retellings. From HORN BOOK Spring 1999, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.