Say the Magic Word: With Play Figures and Flaps (Arthur) - Hardcover

Brown, Marc Tolon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679867368 ISBN 13: 9780679867364

Publisher: Random House Childrens Books, 1997

Synopsis

Preschoolers learn the magic words of "please" and "thank you" as D.W. and Arthur use them to receive birthday presents and ask for more pancakes in a brightly illustrated, interactive board book with punch-out play figures with "put and take" slots.

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

.W. help the very youngest child have fun learning to say "please" and "thank you." Whether sharing a toy, receiving a birthday present, or asking for more pancakes, it's amazing what those three words can really do!

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House Childrens Books
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0679867368
• ISBN 13: 9780679867364
• Binding: Board book