Arthur's Birthday

Arthur's Birthday
by
Marc Brown
Children's Fiction, ages 3-7.

Arthur wants to have a great party, but one of his friends is having a party the same day. Who will win by having their friends attend the right party? The ending is a bit contrived, but otherwise this is a pretty good book.
Arthur has fans from his PBS television show and Scholastic books.
http://pbskids.org/arthur/
PBS Kids is a great website for educational games. The games require a pretty fast computer and internet connection, however.

Arthur's New Puppy

Arthur's New Puppy
by
Marc Brown
Children's Fiction, ages 3-7.

This is one in the Arthur the Aardvark series. Arthur gets a puppy, Pal. Pal does not behave. He makes a mess on the floor and carpet. He eats the couch. He doesn't want to go for a walk. Can Arthur rein him in or will they have to get rid of Pal?
This would be good to read if a family is considering getting a dog and it will appeal to fans of the PBS children's series and the Arthur series of books.