"I think the best things happen in real life," author and illustrator Marc Brown, creator of the Arthur books, said Tuesday night. Hundreds of families attended the free event at the Canton ...

The lighthearted Marc Brown book in question, “Arthur’s Birthday,” now joins 45 other titles on probation “pending oversight committee review,” all thanks to activist Bruce Friedman.

"Arthur" was created by Erie native and children's book author Marc Brown. Brown has been writing about Arthur, D.W. and their friends since the late 1970s. The aardvark has starred in at least 30 ...