Marc Brown's Arthur Chapter Books: Volume 2: Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest; Arthur Accused!; Locked in the Library

by Marc Brown

Read by Mark Linn-Baker
1 hour 58 minutes, 2 cassettes

Three popular Chapter Books spring to life to delight fans of Marc Brown's Arthur© series:

Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest — There's a year's worth of Crunch Cereal on the line...and it'll be awarded to the composer of the best jingle. Arthur is so determined to win, he almost forgets about fairness.

Arthur Accused! — Arthur's heart is in the right place when he collects quarters to buy a dalmation for the fire house. But when he is accused of stealing the money, Buster must come to the rescue and solve the mystery,

Locked in the Library — A feud between Francine and Arthur has gotten out of hand. When Mr. Ratburn teams them up for a report on heros, they learn the true meaning of the word...quite unexpectedly.

Audio Cassette

First published January 1, 1998

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

[Sheri S. · Rating 3 out of 5]

The girls enjoyed listening to these Arthur books and I found them mildly amusing. It seems there is always some mystery or problem to solve in these books. The characters are all well-developed and kind of predictable once the reader gets to know the character.

[Mercedes Riley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoying listening to mark linn baker reading.

[Andrea Cox · Rating 5 out of 5]

So fun revisiting these delightful stories in a childhood favorite series.