Arthur's Chicken Pox: An Arthur Adventure (Arthur Adventures) - Hardcover

Brown, Marc

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316113840 ISBN 13: 9780316113847

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1994

Synopsis

Arthur the aardvark catches chicken pox a week before he is supposed to go to the circus.

About this title

About the Author:

Marc Brown, who was born in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1946, received great encouragement and support from his grandmother and uncle. Inspired by the books of Maurice Sendak, Brown decided to pursue his ambition of becoming an illustrator. After receiving a B.F.A. in painting from the Cleveland Institute of Art, he worked as a TV art director, a professor of mechanical drawing, and a freelance illustrator, before becoming a writer. In his books, he addresses the fears and problems which children face and events like friendship, family, school and pets. For his illustrations, Brown uses pencil with watercolor on a variety of papers to achieve different visual effects. The "Arthur" series, about the everyday adventures of a lovable aardvark, began in 1976 and continues to this day with 25 titles published. Brown has also created other series such as the "Rhymes" series, and the nonfiction "Dinosaur" series, which conveys messages of do's and don'ts. These series, like the stories of Arthur, hold the attention of young children while transporting their imaginations on magical journeys.

From Publishers Weekly:

Arthur's back, but he's not feeling so hot. The agreeable aardvark has come down with the chicken pox, and it looks as though he'll miss a family excursion to the circus. But there are compensations: Arthur (wearing his furry bunny slippers--and a decidedly smug expression) gets to slurp chicken noodle soup on the sofa while sister D.W. is forced to eat spinach at the dinner table. And Grandma makes quite a fuss over him, providing soothing baths, back rubs and hot tea. Meanwhile D.W. (who dots her face with a pink marker in a doomed attempt to garner similar attentions) makes sure that Arthur witnesses her phone call inviting her friend to use the extra circus ticket. But Arthur recovers in time for the outing . . . and youngsters will be amused to discover who breaks out in genuine pox just as the family prepares to leave. With its animated art and breezy text, Brown's 19th Arthur adventure is another winning slice-of-life tale. Ages 4-8.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0316113840
• ISBN 13: 9780316113847
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32