When Mr. Ratburn gives a creative writing assignment to the class, Arthur wonders what makes a good story. When D.W. yawns through Arthur's first tale, he decides he needs to look a some new angles. With each new angle, Arthur's story takes one more hilarious step further from his original idea—but is the end result really the tale Arthur wants to tell? Full-color illustrations. 7 1/2 10.
When Mr. Ratburn gives a creative writing assignment to the class, Arthur wonders what makes a good story. When D.W. yawns through Arthur's first tale, he decides he needs to look a some new angles. With each new angle, Arthur's story takes one more hilarious step further from his original idea—but is the end result really the tale Arthur wants to tell? Full-color illustrations. 7 1/2 10.
The class homework assignment is to write a story, and everyone seems to be writing about something interesting...except Arthur. Will he find something he "cares to write about or will his story be a big mess?
Marc Brown is the creator of the bestselling Arthur Adventure book series and co-developer of the children's PBS television series, Arthur. He has also created a second book series, featuring D.W., Arthur's little sister, as well as numerous other books for children.
What makes a story entertaining That's the question Arthur asks himself when Mr. Ratburn gives a creative writing assignment to his class. When D.W. yawns through Arthur's first story, he worries that his tale isn't exciting enough. Is the setting too humdrum Maybe he needs to research his subject more thoroughly. Or perhaps humour is the key to creating a lively tale! With every new angle, Arthur's story takes one more hilarious step further away from his original idea - but is the end result really the tale he wants to tell
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