In this collection of three previously published chapter books, the principal asks Arthur to take home a large envelope marked "confidential," Arthur and his friends devise a plan to get banned books back in the library, and Arthur worries about playinglittle league baseball.
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.