From Booklist

Ages 4-6. When Arthur's mother learns that his teacher's roof has collapsed in a snowstorm, she invites Mr. Ratburn to stay in their home. At first Arthur worries about what Mr. Ratburn will think of him. Later, labeled teacher's pet and ostracized by his classmates, he's more concerned about losing his friends. Mr. Ratburn solves the problem, though, when he announces that he'll be moving on to the homes of his other students. Cartoon-style ink-and-watercolor pictures illustrate the story with style. Some children will be as surprised as D. W. to learn that the teacher doesn't live at school, while others will hardly recognize Mr. Ratburn in jeans and a T-shirt. Though "adapted by Marc Brown from a teleplay by Joe Fallon," this is an entertaining addition to a popular series.

Carolyn Phelan - Copyright (c) American Library Association. All rights reserved.

From Spaghetti Book Club

This story is about Arthur and his Teacher. Arthur's Teacher had to move in because his roof broke from the snow. Arthur was mad because his Teacher was moving in. After the Teacher moves in, Arthur liked him being there. But then all of Arthur's friends were mad at him and they were calling him Teacher's Pet. Then the Teacher said he was going to stay at all of the other Friend's houses. The Friend's were not happy.

I liked this story because Arthur was going to be happy because the Teacher was moving in at Muffy's house. My favorite part was when the roof broke and the Teacher had to move in with Arthur.

I would recommend this story because everyone would like when Mr. Ratburn had to move in with the Friend's.

Ajaibir D. (age 5) - Copyright (c) 1999 Happy Medium Productions, Inc.