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 © 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 © 1999 Happy Medium Productions, Inc.
Bookseller Reviews
It's almost too weird for words: Arthur's teacher is coming to stay at his house!!! As Buster says, "School is at school and home is at home because that's the way it's supposed to be". but after Mr. Ratburn moves in, Arthur begins to discover that he's not so bad after all. He dresses casually, performs magic tricks, and never assigns homework after dinner. A sweet lesson well learned.
PreS-Gr 2-Arthur can't imagine anything worse than having his teacher move into his house, and his response is understandable: "It's just plain wrong.-It goes against nature!" However, that's just what happens when Mr. Ratburn's snow-laden roof caves in, and Arthur's parents kindly open their home to him while it is being repaired. The young aardvark worries that the other kids will think he is becoming too friendly with Mr. Ratburn, as well as how to best impress him. D.W.'s candor and misnomers (she never quite gets Mr. Ratburn's name right) add humor to the story. Of course, by book's end, Arthur's preconceived notions about his teacher are proven unfounded, and, in fact, he's in for a few surprises. Arthur, D.W., Francine and the rest of the familiar cast appear in another winning story, twist and lesson intact.-Maryann H. Owen, Racine Public Library, WI Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
