An aardvark milestone...

Everybody should take a chance to wish their child's favorite aardvark a "happy birthday," as Arthur is turning 30 this year. During the past three decades, author Marc Brown has penned more than 100 books about Arthur and his pals. Since 1996, Arthur has also been a part of the PBS Kids family, with an animated series that captures children's attention with recognizable story lines and a place for real kids to appear in each episode. There were 125 episodes of Arthur in the first nine seasons, and more are being readied as you read this.

There is no need to fear that the middle-aged Arthur will soon be entertaining any midlife crises, as Brown recently told the Associated Press that Arthur will always be 8 "and he'll never have to take the SATs."

So, as a birthday present to the bespectacled aardvark, the rest of the his family and all of his animal friends, take some time to tune into Arthur on WPT Kids any weekday at 7 a.m., followed by Postcards From Buster at 7:30. And maybe make an Arthur birthday cake, too. Because, who doesn't love cake?