![]() Brown said the show has not been canceled despite reports. ![]() Kids also asked about the animated series on PBS, which first aired in 1996. I love that." The PBS Show is 'not canceled.' Like when I go to a school in Harlem everyone thinks Arthur is Black. "I felt like a star," Damon said after the event.ĭuring the presentation, Brown also took questions from children in the audience.Īsked why all of his characters are animals he said: "Any skin color can identify with any character. When Brown took the stage Tuesday, he was not alone.ĭamon Babel, 8, a third-grade student at AIM Academy in Canton, was a guest reader who helped him with the humorous and enlightening presentation. "The best stuff happens in real life," Brown reiterated after the event. Rides Again" came from his daughter's attempts to ride a bike. "Arthur Goes to Camp" was inspired by his son's camp fears. But he said he never expected the success.īrown said all his ideas come from real-life situations, many involving his own family. He turned this tale into "Arthur's Nose" - the first book in his popular Arthur Adventure series - in 1976. His creation, Arthur, came out of a bedtime story he told his son Tolon involving an aardvark who didn't like his long nose. Before Arthur, Brown was a failed truck driver and television art director. Brown graduated from the Cleveland Art Institute in 1969. ![]()
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