Muffy's Secret Admirer

Arthur Chapter Books #17

by Marc Brown

Arthur is in top form as he tries to figure out who Muffy's secret admirer is, enters a poetry contest with all his friends, and attempts to rein in Buster's ego when he becomes a local hero.

Genres: Childrens

64 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1999

About the author

Marc Tolon Brown is perhaps best known for his series of children's books about Arthur the aardvark, which was turned into an animated television show on PBS. Brown is a three-time Emmy Award winner, for his role on the television show inspired by his books.

He lives on Martha's Vineyard and in New York City with his wife, Laurie Krasny Brown. He has three children, sons Tolon and Tucker, and daughter Eliza. The names of his two sons have been hidden in all of the Arthur books except for one: Arthur's Tooth.

Reviews

[Lisa]

review coming soon

[Dolly]

This is a good story to read aloud with children. It involves jealousy, bribery, and revenge while still staying as PG as a Marc Brown book would.

The trick that Francine and the Brain pull on Muffy is a good discussion starter with children. We enjoyed reading this book together.

[Najlaadurant]

I enjoyed reading this book.This book is very funny and it has lots of details in it.I would recommend this book to others because it is a good book.It's about a secret admire that muffy has but she doesn't know who it is.All day at school mufffy askes everybody all day long and she doesn't get an answer so she starts getting a little srtessed out.

[Ella]

ok

[Horace Mann Family Reading Challenge]

Arthur and Francine and the Brain are trying to find a way to get back. Then Muffy starts getting notes. Will they figure out who sent these notes. LK.

[Jenn]

Classics I guess. Loved the show as a kid. I remember getting home after school and watching the one that started at 3:30.

[Pearl Ju]

Francine and the Brain didn't want to see Muffy getting everything she wanted. For their science fair, Muffy gave some treats to the judge so that she could win the fair, that bothered Francine and the Brain and they set the plan to put her through the trouble. They wrote the note by pretending they were Muffy's secret admirer. While reading this book, I was worried about how Francine and the Brain would tell the truth at the end and how the story ended. Although it was not the solution giving me satisfaction, I still liked the way it wrapped up at the end. It shows many different personalities since Francine and the Brain had the opposite characteristics.