Arthur's First Kiss (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3) [Paperback]

Marc Brown (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2, 2001 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: Step into Reading

Rumor has it that Francine is finally going to find a way to kiss Arthur at her birthday party. Arthur is worried, until he is assured that they will not play that spin-the-bottle kissing game. Instead, Francine and Muffy have a devilishly clever plan, and only D.W. and Pal can save Arthur.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

After hearing rumors that Francine is planning to kiss Arthur at her party, Arthur's sister, D.W., saves the day in an unexpected way. Devious Francine tricks Arthur with a kissing game, and Muffy leads him out to the garage to await his fate. D.W., walking by with their dog, Pal, catches on to the plot, and sends Pal through the cat door to warn Arthur with a few sloppy kisses of his own. "Run for your life!" yells D.W., and Arthur does, but not without a pause to snag a big piece of cake for his new bodyguard!

Children are enraptured with Marc Brown's stories of the unique aardvark hero on PBS, as well as in many early reader picture books. And with the entertaining "Step into Reading" sticker book series, there's a bonus--two full pages of peel-off stickers enable kids to practice their reading and writing skills. Certain words in the story are printed in blue ink--young readers are encouraged to find the corresponding sticker picture and place it over the blue word. The second page of stickers illustrates places and themes and allows budding writers to try their hand at creative writing as they make up stories based on the sticker images--in this case, aquarium scenes. Don't miss Arthur's Reading Race or any of Arthur's other "Step into Reading" adventures. (Ages 3 to 6) --Emilie Coulter

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Rumor has it that Francine is finally going to find a way to kiss Arthur at her birthday party. Arthur is worried, until he is assured that they will not play that spin-the-bottle kissing game. Instead, Francine and Muffy have a devilishly clever plan, and only D.W. and Pal can save Arthur.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (January 2, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375806024
• ISBN-13: 978-0375806025
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.1 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,018,574 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #73 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Popular Characters > TV > Arthur
  • #90 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( B ) > Brown, Marc

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a sticker book!, May 18, 2011

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Mazey (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Arthur's First Kiss (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3) (Paperback)

My 6 yr old was so happy to see this book - she grabbed it and immediately read the whole thing. To our surprise, half-way through, we realized it was a STICKER BOOK - filled with 50-100 or so interesting, FUN stickers that you can place on the pages throughout the book if you want! For under $4 this is a super buy - I'm so glad I ordered it!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Book Review, January 28, 2009

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Linda Floyd "LF" (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arthur's First Kiss (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3) (Paperback)

The book will be great to use with my kindergarten students. Thanks for shipping it so quickly!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Spin the bottle?, September 9, 2011

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WebsterMoMom - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arthur's First Kiss (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3) (Paperback)

My 7-year-old daughter read this book and came and asked what spin the bottle is? Really Marc Brown? This is ridiculous. Story line: Arthur is worried that Francine will play spin-the-bottle at her birthday party. (Remember, these are 4th graders.) No, that don't play that, but Francine has a different kissing game planned. DW peaks in on the party and says something like, "Oh, they're playing the kissing game." (Remember, she's 4.) So I must ask, where were Francine's parents? And where were the adults who should have had better sense than to publish this book? Yeah, yeah, kids will learn these things, but in elementary school from an Arthur book? Sheesh.