Arthur Goes to School: Great Big Flap Books - Hardcover

Brown, Marc Tolon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679867341 ISBN 13: 9780679867340

Publisher: Random House Childrens Books, 1995

Synopsis

Flip-up fun goes to nursery school with Arthur, with more than fifty flaps that young children lift to discover his missing sock, what is in the "show and tell" boxes, and all the rest of the surprises in store for him on an exciting day in his new school.

About this title

About the Author:

Marc Brown is best known as the author and illustrator who created the beloved aardvark Arthur.  This popular character was born one night over twenty years ago, when Brown was telling his oldest son, Tolon, a bedtime story.  Most of the stories he told were about animals, but that night the story just happened to be about an aardvark.  Brown has written and illustrated more than fifty Arthur and D.W. (Arthur's little sister) books since then.  He has also illustrated twelve other books with his wife--author, illustrator, and psychologist Laurie Krasny Brown.

As a child, Marc Brown's passion for drawing was encouraged by his grandmother Thora, who saved his artwork in the bottom drawer of her bureau.  "I knew it must be special," recalls Brown, "becau

From the Inside Flap:

f to nursery school, and youngsters are invited to join him for a day of early-learning fun.  Readers can lift over 50 flaps to find his missing sock, discover what's in the "show and tell" boxes, and see what's under each letter of the alphabet.  They can even join in on Arthur's flap-flipping rendition of "The Three Little Pigs" during story hour! Value-packed and fun-filled, here is one school day no child will want to see end.  A Children's Book-of-the-Month Club Main Selection.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Childrens Books
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0679867341
• ISBN 13: 9780679867340
• Binding: Board book
• Number of pages: 11