Text and illustrations of dinosaur characters introduce aspects of divorce such as its causes and effects, living with a single parent, spending holidays in two separate households, and adjusting to a stepparent.[...]

When Arthur goes to school wearing his new glasses, his classmates make fun of him. None of Arthur's friends or family wears them. He hides his glasses and gets in all kinds of trouble. When Arthur decides to give them another try, even Francine decides four eyes are better than two.[...]

Arthur's wrong guess about the identity of the secret admirer sending him valentine messages leads to teasing by the other children. However, clues in additional messages allow him to get his due.[...]

"It started the summer of 2002, when the Springfield librarian, Molly McGrew, by mistake drove her bookmobile into the zoo."
In this rollicking rhymed story, Molly introduces birds and beasts to this new something called reading. She finds the perfect book for every animal--tall books for giraff[...]

Arthur promises to buy ice cream for his little sister, D.W., if she can read ten words. The twosome race to the park, where D.W. is quick to recognize signs such as ZOO, DON'T WALK, POLICE, and ICE CREAM. When she reads WET PAINT before her big brother does, Arthur is in for a colorful surprise![...]

The authors explain in simple language the feelings people may have regarding the death of a loved one and the ways to honor the memory of someone who has died.[...]