Arthur's Nose

Arthur's Nose
Author	Marc Brown
Illustrator	Marc Brown
Publication date	1976
Published by	Little, Brown and Company
ISBN	0-316-11884-2
Publication Order
Preceded by N/A	Followed by Arthur's Eyes (1979)

Arthur's Nose is the first book in the Arthur Adventure series. It was written and illustrated by Marc Brown and published by Little, Brown and Company in 1976. In 2001, a 25th Anniversary Limited Edition of this book was published to celebrate the series' 25th anniversary, and also featured a timeline of the changes in the character designs and the people whom Marc Brown inspired the characters after.

Summary

Arthur is not happy with his nose, so he visits the rhinologist for a new one.

Characters

• Arthur
• Arthur's father (pictured)
• Arthur's mother (pictured)
• Arthur's sister
• Dr. Louise
• Francine
• Ms. Yollanda
• "Giraffe"
• "Bird"
• "Bear"
• "Owl"
• "Cats"

Trivia

• As this book is the starting point of the franchise, all the characters' designs (especially Arthur) look different from their more commonly-seen designs.
• This book was never adapted into a cartoon, because Arthur had long already been in his final design when the show debuted— meaning his nose is already so short that an episode based on this book would not fit in the show.
  • As a result, the premiere episode of the cartoon series would be based on the next book instead.

Gallery

25th Anniversary Cover

Page with the prototype and final covers of the book and original sketches.

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