Buster Baxter, Cat Saver

Arthur Chapter Books #19

by Marc Brown (Creator), Stephen Krensky, Joe Fallon

Arthur becomes a local hero when he tries to rein in Buster's ego. B&W illustrations.

Genres: Chapter Books, Childrens, Fiction

64 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2000

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

[Spencer · Rating 3 out of 5]

2021
Gift from Harper's grandmother

A little predictable but not terrible

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

We enjoyed reading this chapter book together. I think our oldest is starting to outgrow this group of characters, but she humors us and our youngest still really likes them. We've read a few of the books in the Arthur Chapter Book series, but we haven't devoured them like we do other series. Our youngest really likes cats, so we picked this book out in particular. It is a good story and has a solid theme about helping out your friends, especially if in the case of a runaway ego.

[Dayna · Rating 5 out of 5]

review by AES
age 6.5

In Buster Baxter Cat Saver, Buster saves a cat. He is famous and he gets a little to dramatic. I recommend this book to 6 year olds and of course grownups. P.s.,have a good time reading!

[Sue · Rating 3 out of 5]

Buster gets big-headed over saving a cat. His friend find his constant bragging is getting old while Baxter find his time in the limelight deserved. Will his friends forgive him? Will Baxter come to his senses?

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story is about ego, and it's interesting to see how everything comes around full-circle.

[melhara · Rating 5 out of 5]

This children's book is an adaptation of the first half of Season 2, Episode 6 of Arthur, in which Buster saves a cat, becomes a local hero, and allows fame to get into his head...>

This is one of the few Arthur episodes that I still remember quite clearly, even to this day. So reading the book brought back a lot of memories. I really like that this story provides a clear message on how fame can give someone a big head and can change their behaviour for the worse. Being a 'famous' hero and having a large ego may not necessarily be a good thing!

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Part of a personal challenge to read all of my boyfriend's and his sister's childhood books before we donate and give them away.

[Twyla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Buster is Arthur's friend and he saved a cat because his ice cream had fish sticks in. My favorite part was when it was in the newspaper. Auryn - 7yo

[Shampayn prettypieface Talley · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the book...my son is not ready for chapter books but he always enjoys our reading time.

[Simon Wojtaszek · Rating 4 out of 5]

Is Buster a hero or not? Well, maybe... once he decides to be honest about it :)