Who's in Love with Arthur?

Arthur Chapter Books #10

by Marc Brown

Arthur and Francine are a square-dancing duo in gym class. When Muffy tries to switch partners (she's saddled with Binky Barnes!), Francine refuses to trade. Francine complains that Francine doesn't want to share Arthur. Binky puts two and two together and spreads the word-Arthur and Francine are in love! Is it true?!

Genres: Childrens, Chapter Books, Audiobook

64 pages, Paperback

First published October 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

[Lisa]

Arthur and Francine square dance together and everyone thinks they are in love. A story about how friendships can be tested.

[Kiki Kara]

a humble missive about an age old dilemma: under heteronormativity can men and women ever be “Just Friends”? And what happens to the possibility of this friendship when it hits the speed bump of implied romance? Can Arthur’s peers withstand the implication that romantic love is not the be-all end-all of human connection? Or that generosity can occur without amorous intent?
At its roots, this text is a formative fable about the importance of clear communication. Without clear communication, we cannot have connection, and without connection, we are nothing.
And, at the end, they square dance into the sunset.

[Chloe (Always Booked)]

I DNF"ed this book because the kids are mean to each other and I don't love the idea of making fun of people and saying they're in love with other people because they want to dance together. The kids are young; this doesn't need to be a point of conversation for me.

[Stasia]

I'm just reading for nostalgia a lot this summer. Quick, fun reads like these books help get me out of slumps!!

[Rosa Cline]

My special needs teen age son, 2 year old granddaughter and myself usually loves Arthur books. However, this chapter book just wasn't doing it for us! It could have been so much better had it been a normal book not a chapter book. Mr Brown just drew out the story and repeated (which to a reader is good because of the repetitive words but makes for a boring book) We enjoyed this due to the familiar characters we've come to enjoy but a very simple storyline was drug out to much for us. I nearly 'lost' my son as I was reading to him, and he was 'done' when we finished.

[Desiree Rule]

This was a cute book that would be good for a first chapter book for a student, so probably a high 1st grade student or a second grade student. I think students would be interested in reading this book because it is based off the popular TV show "Arthur".

[Leigha]

I like Arthur books.

[Cws]

JEAR3-Bro

[Luna]

I loved It

[Danna]

Sweet book about love and respect....

[Anne Louise]

I got this book from the library today.

[Kelly]

I love to read