In a story told through his mother's eyes, Arthur is seen as asometimes annoying, but always lovable, anteater.

Bernard Waber, who has written eight delightful books about Lylethe Crocodile, a little boy named Ira, and a firefly named Torchy,is the author of more than seventeen picture books for children.Widely praised by reviewers for his ability to describe commonfamily problems, he is best loved by children for his freeflowinghumor and gentle characters.