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Who's in Love with Arthur?
Author Marc Brown
Publication date October 1, 1998
Published by Little, Brown & Company
ISBN 9780316115407
Publication Order
Preceded by
Arthur and the Lost Diary
Followed by
Arthur Rocks with BINKY

Who's in Love with Arthur? is the 10th Arthur chapter book that was originally published on October 1, 1998. It based on the episode Arthur and the Square Dance.

Summary[]

Arthur and Francine get paired up for square-dancing in gym class. When Muffy wants to swap places with her partner, who turns out to be Binky, Francine refuses. Binky then starts a rumor that both Arthur and Francine are in love. They set out to prove the rumor false.

Characters[]

Differences between the book and the episode[]

  • In the book, Arthur also sits with 4th graders, however, these are background characters (among them Brian (4th grader) rather than the Tough Customers like in the episode.
  • In the book, Francine says she found the cowboy hats in the basement from when she went to Texas. In the episode, she says she bought them.
  • The cooties that Arthur is shown to have in his dream are depicted in the illustration as dots instead of the cartoon-like lips.




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