Muffy's First Day Of School is for young children between 3-5 years old. It is the story of a pup, who having been teased for his bright orange spots, by other dogs in the park, hides in a closet when school begins.. He is afraid that the other pups in the class will tease him. The teacher finds him and convinces him that teasing was not allowed in that school. Muffy comes out and joins the class and the day goes well. The teacher created a climate of acceptance and the pups played and learned happily together. At the end of the day, Miss Potts, the teacher, gets the pups in a circle to each share their feelings about their first day of school. She gives each pup a reward card for their hard work, before leading them to the bus. Parents and teachers can use this book to explore with children, feelings about teasing, to help them to avoid such behavior themselves and learn how to handle being teased. The main themes of this book are that being different doesn't have to be scary and that adults can create an atmosphere where differences do not define, but, are respected and accepted. The cartoon-like illustrations, depict the diversity one encounters in many classrooms and are humorous and appealing. Muffy's ability to discuss his fear of being teased and how teasing makes him feel, can encourage young children to also define and describe their fears.

Marc Brown's ARTHUR stories are extremely popular with early readers. Arthur's funny adventures talk directly to them about the way they live at home and at school. And what could be more fun than to listen to and read along with Arthur's creator as he reads these great stories aloud? Book and cassette package.

Arthur can't wait to hand out his birthday party invitations. But it turns out Muffy is having her party on the exact same day! All of his friends are split between the two parties so Arthur and Francine hatch a clever scheme to make sure Arthur and Muffy have the best birthdays yet!

Longer Arthur adventures written at a third grade level for kids who are ready to read on their own

This package contains a classic Arthur adventure, illustrated with bright, bold, full-color art, and a fun filled sound track that includes lively character voices and an original musical score. There's even a new theme song, ""Say Hello to Arthur?"," included on both sides.

Two adventures of a little girl with red hair. In the first story, she goes to visit her grandmother and comes home with a kitten she names Muffy; in the second story, imagines various careers for herself and is happy when she gets to take ballet lessons.