Arthur Jumps into Fall

by Marc Brown

In Arthur Jumps into Fall, Arthur's dad gives him a special job to do-raking the leaves in the backyard. After gathering a big pile of leaves, Arthur decides to take a break and ends up jumping in the pile of leaves with Pal, scattering them everywhere. Just then, Arthur's friends show up to help and they each take turns raking. Soon the job is done . . . until they all jump in for a leaf party!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Kids, Fiction

24 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2006

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

[Zazie · Rating 5 out of 5]

hus was great!

[Lacy | literary_lacy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Arthur and his friends rake leaves, then jump into the pile in this fun, Fall read. This would be great to read as the seasons change!

[Tiffany Parsons · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it

[Mariamawit Habtamu · Rating 3 out of 5]

This a great book for toddlers and Preschoolers. Arthur’s dad gives him a chore to rake the leaves, but Arthur decides to play in the pile of leaves with his friends but they all decided to join in and help with the chore. Arthur and his friend’s finished raking the leaves and still managed to have time for play.

Learning Experience

I would use this book to teach children about the fall season as well as discuss the importance of team work. We would then make leaf collages and talk about different types of leaves and changing colors.

[Terry]

Our preschooler loves Arthur, so we expected it to be an instant hit. This one received a lukewarm reception. Ironically, the story ends before Arthur and friends complete their task. They have fun with the leaves, but never finish the job.

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[Steve Rush]

The book Arthur jumps into Fall, is about Arthur and his family doing the chores in the yard. And the adventure of what it takes to get the job done.
The Pictures look really neat and organized, professionally done.
This book is a great book to read to a group of 1st graders.

[Miri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Arthur has to rake all the leaves by himself, but with pal around it's not so band, and soon his friends show up and there is more jumping in the leaves and raking them.

[Olivia · Rating 2 out of 5]

A simple story about Arthur raking leaves and his friends coming over to help. There is not much in the way of a plot and we never do find out what D.W.'s special job is.

[Melenia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good