A Baby Sister for Frances


Book Description

With a new baby sister in the house, Frances is feeling quite forgotten. Mother doesn’t have time to iron Frances’s favorite dress, her parents don’t appreciate her new song, and there are no raisins for her oatmeal. So Frances decides to run away, and she does—but not too far. Full of warmth and family love, this new edition of Russell and Lillian Hoban’s beloved classic is perfect for beginning readers.




Bedtime for Frances


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Famed for her many adventures, Frances made her debut with this title over thirty years ago. In this first Frances book, the little badger adroitly delays her bedtime with requests for kisses and milk, and concerns over tigers and giants and things going bump in the night. Long a favorite for the gentle humor of its familiar going to bed ritual, Bedtime for Frances is at last available with the warmth of full color enriching Garth Williams’s original nuanced and touching art. ‘Here is the coziest, most beguiling bedtime story in many a day.’—Kirkus Reviews (pointer).




Best Friends for Frances


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Frances doesn't think her little sister, Gloria, can be her friend. But when Frances's friend Albert has a no-girls baseball game, Frances shows him a thing or two about friendship—and a thing or two about what girls can do. Along the way, Frances discovers that sisters can indeed be friends . . . maybe even best friends.




A Birthday for Frances


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Frances is jealous of her sister's birthday, but birthday spirit moves her to reluctantly give her coveted gift.




A Bargain for Frances


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One day Thelma tricks Frances into buying her old plastic tea set. Thelma says there are no backsies on the bargain. Can Frances come up with a plan that will change her friend's mind? Outstanding Children's Books of 1970 (NYT)




A Baby Sister for Frances


Book Description

When things change around the house after her baby sister is born, Frances decides to run away--but not too far.




Bread and Jam for Frances


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Frances is a fussy eater. In fact, the only thing she likes is bread and jam. She won't touch her squishy soft-boiled egg. She trades away her chicken-salad sandwich at lunch. She turns up her nose at boring veal cutlets. Unless Mother can come up with a plan, Frances just might go on eating bread and jam forever!




The Stone Doll of Sister Brute


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Sister Brute has no one to love until she makes a stone doll and finds an ugly dog.




A Baby Sister for Frances


Book Description

When her baby sister comes, Frances runs away to hide under the dining room table, but soon she realizes that her parents miss her and a family is everybody all together.




Egg Thoughts


Book Description

Twenty-two poems reflect Frances' observations on the events in her life.