Talk:Arthur Read/@comment-24992346-20170531014030/@comment-758105-20190520085347

The name Arthur Read, an aardvark, is taken from a character Aarthur The Aardvark from Curiosity Shop which aired a few years before Marc Brown's first book. His father running a catering company with his own van is taken from Wait Till Your Father Gets Home. The name Muffy Crosswire is based on the character from Square Pegs Muffy Tepperman. Recycling happens all the time with story telling.