Buster sends postcards to his friends back home when he and his father visit an international food festival in Wisconsin, where he meets six girls who will be performing a traditional Hmong dance.

Arthur's sister DW tries to use a reading trick to get Arthur to change Baby Kate's diapers.

Buster sends postcards to his friends back home when he goes to visit a farm in Indiana.

Arthur finds his role as director of the Thanksgiving play a difficult one, especially since no one will agree to play the turkey.

When his father takes him to visit the Louisiana bayou, Buster sends postcards to his friends back home telling them about the Cajun language, learning to catch crabs, and keeping watch for a swamp monster.

Arthur's determination to prove he is responsible enough to have a puppy brings him a menagerie of animals to care for. In order to prove to his parents that he is responsible enough to have his own dog, Arthur starts a petsitting business. Things go pretty smoothly until he thinks he has lost Perky, the spoiled dog who was his first customer. A surprise is in store for all at the end of the book-especially for Arthur!

Arthur doesn't believe that his little sister can really read, so he challenges her to prove it.

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

Because her eating habits cause some problems, Arthur the aardvark's younger sister has to stay home when her family eats out.

Every night, Monkey has trouble falling asleep and every day he is sleepy at school, until his big brother comes up with a great idea.