Arthur's First Kiss
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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 2001

Arthur's First Kiss

Written & illustrated by Marc Brown

Part of the Arthur Step Into Reading series

Arthur's birthday party dilemma: a clever plan threatens his peace.

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24 pages
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At Francine's birthday party, Arthur dreads a rumored kiss. Assured there's no spin-the-bottle, he relaxes, unaware of Francine and Muffy's cunning scheme. Only D.W. and Pal can rescue him from this unexpected twist. Will Arthur escape the party unscathed, or will Francine's plan succeed?

From the publisher

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.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
24
Reading age
5–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
510L
Themes & topics
Books about animalsBooks about kissesBooks about loveBooks about siblingsBooks about valentines
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.4
F&P level
~N
Publication
Published
January 2, 2001
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780375806025

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