Arthur's friend Buster is searching for a crime to solve, so when the quarters Arthur has collected for Mrs. MacGrady's charity drive disappear, Buster is on the case. Will he be able to prove Arthur's innocence so that he can attend the class picnic?

Collects five stories about Arthur and his friends and their adventures.

Join an aardvark and a mouse as they talk back and forth, in a story that encourages young readers to believe in themselves.

To raise money for a literacy drive, everyone at Arthur's school is going to run a race together. Fern seems uninterested; will her friends be able to inspire her in time for Race Day?

When Arthur fails to show up for his second piano lesson, his music teacher dismisses him. Now Arthur has to decide how much he wants to learn to play the piano.

When D.W. cannot find her special blanket, Arthur and Dad try help her, but with no success, until Mom saves the day.

It looks like trouble when the principal asks Arthur to take home a large envelope marked "confidential".

When D.W. is sent to her room as punishment for making baby Kate cry, it is Kate who finally makes her feel better.

At Prunella's half-birthday party, her sister unveils a fortune-telling cootie catcher that seems to be able to predict the future.

Arthur the aardvark catches chicken pox a week before he is supposed to go to the circus.