Join Arthur, possibly the world's most famous eight-year-old aardvark, his sisters DW and Kate, and their friends Buster, Francine, the Brain, Muffy, Sue Ellen, Fern, Prunella and Binky as they encounter the joys and difficulties that all children experience in their adventures through life. Based on the popular children's books by Marc Brown. When Fern lands a role in the Elwood City community production of It Began with a Whistle, she fears that she is not talented enough to be a star actress. But director Will Toffman, voiced by actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, teaches Fern how to have fun, be herself and truly shine.