One of a series of picture-books featuring Arthur the aardvark. His parents are going to have another baby, and Arthur's gang have warned him about the sleepless nights, endless baby-sitting, smelly nappies and gooey baby-talk. The baby might even be like his bossy little sister, D.W.

ARTHUR'S NEW BABY BOOK Arthur remembers D. W. as a baby and teaches her how she can be a helpful and loving big sister to Baby kate. With nursery rhymes to sing and special ABC flaps to flip to to make learning the alphabet easy, Arthur shows you that being a big brother or sister is fun!

Arthur's new puppy causes problems when it tears the living room apart, wets on everything, and refuses to wear a leash.

Uses labeled illustrations and brief text showing Arthur and his family and friends at the zoo, in the snow, in the kitchen, at Grandpa's farm, and in other settings to present vocabulary words.

Arthur the aardvark catches chicken pox a week before he is supposed to go to the circus.

Arthur isn't sure he is happy about the new baby in the family, but when his sister asks for his help in handling the baby, Arthur feels much better.