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'''''Arthur's Christmas''''' is the ninth book in the ''[[Arthur Adventure]]'' series. It was written and illustrated by [[Marc Brown]] and published by [[Little, Brown and Company]] on October 30, 1984. It was republished in 1999 with a | '''''Arthur's Christmas''''' is the ninth book in the ''[[Arthur Adventure]]'' series. It was written and illustrated by [[Marc Brown]] and published by [[Little, Brown and Company]] on October 30, 1984. It was republished in 1999 with a reillustrated cover, although the page illustrations were recycled from the original 1984 edition. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
''Christmas is only days away and Arthur can't find the perfect gift to give Santa! Finally, he has an idea and with a little help from his sister, Christmas will be a success!'' | ''Christmas is only days away and Arthur can't find the perfect gift to give Santa! Finally, he has an idea and with a little help from his sister, Christmas will be a success!'' | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
*[[Arthur Read]] | *[[Arthur Read]] | ||
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*[[Jane Read]] | *[[Jane Read]] | ||
*[[David Read]] | *[[David Read]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Grandma Thora]] (debut) | ||
*[[Killer]] | *[[Killer]] | ||
*[[Francine Frensky]] | *[[Francine Frensky]] | ||
*[[Santa Claus]] | *[[Santa Claus]] | ||
*[[Buster Baxter]] | *[[Buster Baxter]] | ||
==Trivia== | |||
* This book also introduces [[Grandma Thora|Grandma Thora's]] dog [[Killer]]. Since then, she hasn't appeared again until the 2005 episode "[[It Came From Beyond]]" which was her first appearance in the animated series. | |||
== | === Notes === | ||
* This is the first appearance of [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] and [[D.W. Read|D.W.]]'s paternal grandmother Thora Read, who is modeled after [[Marc Brown]]'s grandmother with the same given name. | * This is the first appearance of [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] and [[D.W. Read|D.W.]]'s paternal grandmother Thora Read, who is modeled after [[Marc Brown]]'s grandmother with the same given name. | ||
* In this book, [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] is seen sitting on [[Santa Claus]]'s lap. In the | * In this book, [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] is seen sitting on [[Santa Claus]]'s lap. In the cartoon special ''[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]'' (as well as its [[Arthur's Perfect Christmas (book)|book adaptation]]), her family is Jewish. | ||
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