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Arthur Chapter Book Series in Order: 33 books


  • Stephen Krensky
    Book - 1

    Arthur's Mystery Envelope It looks like trouble when the principal asks Arthur to take home a large envelope marked CONFIDENTIAL. His friends try to guess what's inside. It might just be information on...summer school! Will Arthur face the consequenc...



  • Stephen Krensky
    Book - 2

    Arthur and his friends wait for the latest Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club book to hit the library shelves. When the book arrives, crowds of kids rush over -- only to be told that the series has been banned! Arthur, Francine, Buster, and the rest of the ...



  • Marc Brown
    Book - 3

    Arthur is thrilled to make the Little League team but worries that he won't be able to play as well as all his friends. At practice, he acts like a klutz, and Francine won't let him forget it. The first game creeps closer -- will Arthur be able to s...



  • Stephen Krensky
    Book - 4

    Arthur wants to enter a jingle in the Crunch Cereal Contest, but he can't seem to come up with anything. Just when he's about to give up, he hears D.W. singing a catchy tune. But can he call that jingle his and enter it in the contest?...



  • Marc Brown
    Book - 5

    Arthur's friend Buster is searching for a crime to solve. When the quarters Arthur has collected for Mrs. MacGrady's charity drive mysteriously disappear, Buster is committed to cracking the case. Will Buster be able to prove Arthur's innocence so th...



  • Marc Brown
    Book - 6

    After Arthur calls Francine a marshmallow, she refuses to speak to him. Then Mr. Ratburn pairs them up for a homework project. They reluctantly go to the library for research-and find themselves locked in once the library closes. Will Arthur and Fran...



  • Stephen Krensky
    Book - 7

    When Arthur's third-grade class goes hunting for fossils at Rainbow Rock State Park, Buster actually finds one. There’s just one problem: he wants to keep it. Can Arthur persuade Buster to return the important discovery, or will it stay...



  • Stephen Krensky
    Book - 8

    The Mystery of the Stolen Bike tells of Francine who acquires a bicycle once owned by her father. She's embarrassed by the bike, but when she reports that it's stolen, her friends rally to find the thief. Will Arthur and his friends discover the true...



  • Stephen Krensky
    Book - 9

    When Sue Ellen loses her diary at the library, Arthur and his friends imagine what she has written about them in her private book--and worry about what will happen if the diary falls into the wrong hands. Luckily, Arthur is the one who finds it... bu...






  • Stephen Krensky
    Book - 10

    Arthur and Francine are a square-dancing duo in gym class. When Muffy tries to switch partners (she's saddled with Binky Barnes!), Francine refuses to trade. Francine complains that Francine doesn't want to share Arthur. Binky puts two and two togeth...



  • Stephen Krensky
    Book - 11

    Arthur and the gang are thrilled to learn that the rock group BINKY -- not to be confused with Binky Barnes -- is giving a concert in their town. But thanks to D.W.'s indecision over a new pair of shoes, Arthur lands in row ZZZ! His only hope of s...



  • Stephen Krensky
    Book - 12

    When the gang takes a popularity contest in a girls' magazine, Fern, ususally quiet, suddenly turns aggressive and Sue Ellen, typically good at everything, starts to falter in all she attempts, while their friends long for the old Fern and Sue Ellen....



  • Stephen Krensky
    Book - 13

    When Arthur's third-grade class competes at the Middle Ages Fair against Glenbrook Academy, they lose at Merlin's Labyrinth, tug-of-war, and even a pie-eating contest. The only challenge left is to pull a sword from a stone. Can Arthur and his classm...




  • Stephen Krensky
    Book - 15

    At Prunella's half-birthday party, her sister unveils a fortune-telling cootie-catcher. When the object mysteriously seems able to predict the future, Arthur and his friends become slaves to its every move. Can they ever go against the cootie-catcher...




  • Stephen Krensky
    Book - 17

    Three new chapter books feature Arthur and his friends for fans ready to read on their own. Each book features longer Arthur Adventures at a third-grade reading level and has loads of kid appeal. Arthur is in top form as he tries to figure out who Mu...



  • Stephen Krensky
    Book - 18

    Arthur's local library is holding a poetry contest. When Fern is the only one who enters, she dares Arthur and his friends to write a poem -- or else enroll in the Poetry Club for whole year! They quickly agree to the challenge, but discover that w...



  • Stephen Krensky
    Book - 19

    Three new chapter books feature Arthur and his friends for fans ready to read on their own. Each book features longer Arthur Adventures at a third-grade reading level and has loads of kid appeal. Arthur is in top form as he tries to figure out who Mu...






  • Stephen Krensky
    Book - 20

    Arthur and his soccer teammates are headed for the playoffs when their best players -- Francine and the Brain -- get into an argument. When the two players won't even pass to each other, the team begins to suffer. Will Arthur and Buster be able to he...




  • Stephen Krensky
    Book - 22

    Three new chapter books feature Arthur and his friends for fans ready to read on their own. Each book features longer Arthur Adventures at a third-grade reading level and has loads of kid appeal. Arthur is in top form as he attempts to settle a huge ...



  • Stephen Krensky
    Book - 23

    Arthur and Buster are as close as two best friends can be. They do just about everything together. But one day Buster doesn't show up at Arthur's house to watch The Bionic Bunny Show, misses a meeting about their science project, and explains he's be...



  • Stephen Krensky
    Book - 24

    HardCover. Pub the Date: December 2000 Pages: 64-in Publisher by: Little own Books for Young. Readers Someone has been withwriting Binky Rules all over school property. Of The principal gets Arthur's friendBinky to clean up the mess. But Binky denies...



  • Stephen Krensky
    Book - 25

    This new chapter book features a longer Arthur Adventure at a third-grade reading level for fans ready to read on their own. One day, Arthur wishes aloud that he could watch TV instead of doing homework. One thing leads to another, and suddenly Arthu...




  • Stephen Krensky
    Book - 27

    Buster is sure he saw a UFO, but no one believes him. When Buster borrows Muffy's telescope and photographs what he sees, the Brain has a simple explanation for every picture. But then Buster discovers a comet heading straight for the earth! Will he ...



  • Stephen Krensky
    Book - 28

    It's time for the annual Father's Day picnic, and Arthur is worried about Buster. Ever since Buster's parents got divorced, his father hasn't been able to come to the picnic. Will Arthur and his friends be able to give Buster a happy Father's Day? Il...








  • Marc Brown
    Book - 31

    Arthur's Grandma Thora is a marbles champion, and with her as his coach, Arthur is sure to sin the first-ever Elwood City Marbles Tournament. But Grandma doesn't teach him everything, and enters the tournament, too. Illustrations....



  • Marc Brown
    Book - 32

    America's favorite aardvark and his friends once again star in two longer adventures for fans ready to read on their own. Every child will be able to relate to Arthur as he tries to un-shoplift a toy in Arthur and the Nerves of Steal and attempts to ...



  • Marc Brown
    Book - 33

    Arthur and his friends each want to a set world record, but after several failed attempts, they decide to set one together-making the world's largest pizza. Can Arthur count on his friends and family, or will this pizza be the biggest flop in Elwood ...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

There are 33 books in the Arthur Chapter Book series.

The Arthur Chapter Book series does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Arthur and the World Record (Book 33), was published in April 2005.

The first book in the Arthur Chapter Book series, Arthur's Mystery Envelope, was published in May 1998.

The Arthur Chapter Book series primarily falls into the General Fiction genre. This chapter book series was written for ages 7-10, but some older readers may still like to read these books.