Arthur's experience babysitting for the terrible Tibble Twins is as challenging as he expected, but he finally gets control by telling them a spooky story.

Arthur the aardvark catches chicken pox a week before he is supposed to go to the circus.

Arthur wants to play Deep, Dark Sea on the computer every chance he gets. He's hooked! When his mother leaves for work and asks him not to touch the computer, Arthur can't resist the temptation. Disobedience leads to disaster when Arthur and his friend Buster both reach for the mouse -- and the computer screen goes blank! Will Arthur be able to fix the computer before his mom gets home from work?

Arthur thinks that having his teacher stay at his house will be a horrible experience.

Unhappy about how much homework they have to do, Arthur and his friends dare each other to skip school.

When Arthur fails to show up for his second piano lesson, his music teacher dismisses him.

Arthur is looking forward to having his friend the Brain spend an entire weekend at his house, but then the Brain shows up and starts acting a little too much like the perfect family member.

When Buster impulsively drops a Cybertoy into Arthur's backpack in the drugstore one day, he feels so guilty that he finally confesses to his friend and they try to return the popular toy before anyone else finds out.

When Arthur is called to the principal's office and receives a large brown envelope marked "personal and confidential" to take home to his mother, he suffers all evening over what could be in it.

Even without snow, turkey dinner and a perfect tree, Arthur and his family and friends have a wonderful Christmas--and Hanukkah--celebration.