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

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

A collection of the artist's twenty favorite read-and-play-along finger rhymes complements such entries as "The Itsy-Bitsy Spider" and "I'm a Little Teapot" with pictorial instructions for correlating finger movements.

D.W., a young aardvark, discovers that lots of practice eventually helps her master the new routine in her gymnastics class.

D.W., Arthur's little sister, tells all about what it is like to be in preschool, including essential information about such topics as bathroom breaks, storing things in a cubbie, and sharing at play time.

Uses labeled illustrations and brief text showing Arthur and his family and friends at the zoo, in the snow, in the kitchen, at Grandpa's farm, and in other settings to present vocabulary words.