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.

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

Buster sends postcards to his friends back home when he goes to Oregon and learns about pumpkins.

Buster sends postcards to his friends back home when he and his father go to San Antonio, Texas for the International Accordion Festival.

Arthur, tired of being the only one in his class who still has all his baby teeth, waits impatiently for his loose tooth to fall out.

Arthur finds everything about Halloween scary, including his little sister's costume, his morning snack, and the big house on the corner.

Arthur's experience babysitting for the terrible Tibble Twins is as challenging as he expected, but he finally gets control by telling them a spooky story.

Arthur and his family--and D.W.'s favorite doll, Mary Moo-Cow--take a vacation to New York City.

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 thinks that having his teacher stay at his house will be a horrible experience.