Arthur, for the Very First Time describes the adventures of a shy tenyear-old who spends a summer in the country. It features the same fine characterization one finds in Sarah, Plain and Tall. The illustrations by Lloyd Bloom are sensitive and evocative of character and place. In Cassie Binegar, a girl learns to cope with her eccentric family. Unclaimed Treasures delves into the longings and dreams of girlhood.