Arthur's perfect Christmas - Softcover

Brown, Marc Tolon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0439405106 ISBN 13: 9780439405102

Publisher: Scholastic, 2002

Synopsis

Arthur is certain that this Christmas will be perfect-lots of snow, a beautiful tree, and a delicious turkey dinner. But when it doesn't snow, D.W. decorates half the tree with trolls and unicorns, and Dad decides to make an authentic Christmas dinner, Arthur isn't so sure anymore. While Francine happily celebrates Hanukkah, the Brain prepares for Kwanzaa, and Buster tries to find a holiday of his own, Arthur starts to think he'll have a terrible Christmas ... until an unexpected guest changes everything. This holiday favorite will have Arthur fans cheering for more.

About this title

About the Author:

Marc Brown is the creator of the bestselling Arthur Adventure book series and codeveloper of the number one children's PBS television series, Arthur. He has also created a second book series, featuring D.W., Arthur's little sister, as well as numerous other books for children.

From Booklist:

Ages 4-8. This book accompanies the PBS prime-time holiday special by the same name; hopefully, the action will make more sense on screen than it does on the page. There are several stories going on here. Arthur is hoping for a perfect Christmas, but everything is working against it: there's no snow; Dad is making a Middle Eastern meal instead of roasting a turkey; and Arthur picks out the perfect present for his mom and then breaks it. Then there are the subplots, which continue every few pages or so and make the narrative difficult to follow. In one rather bizarre subplot, Buster's mother keeps waking him up and giving him presents because she thinks his Christmas will be ruined without his dad, from whom she's divorced. In another, Muffy is rude when Francine chooses to stay home at Hanukkah rather than come to a Christmas party. All in all, this is a jumble, but some libraries will want to have the book on hand when the special airs. For die-hard fans. Ilene Cooper
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About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0439405106
• ISBN 13: 9780439405102
• Binding: Paperback