A Birthday for Frances

by Russell Hoban, Lillian Hoban (Illustrator)

Overview

s her little sister Gloria's birthday approaches, Frances wavers between being generous'and being jealous. ‘[Frances] is every youngster who chafes at being the un-birthday child.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780064430074
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/26/1994
Series:	Frances Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.08(d)
Lexile:	480L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Russell Hoban was the author of A Bargain for Frances, A Baby Sister for Frances, Best Friends for Frances, A Birthday for Frances, and Bread and Jam for Frances, all illustrated by Lillian Hoban. He also wrote Bedtime for Frances, illustrated by Garth Williams.

Lillian Hoban was the author and illustrator of many favorite I Can Read books, including Joe and Betsy the Dinosaur, Silly Tilly's Thanksgiving, and a series about Arthur the Chimpanzee. She also illustrated many picture books, including the classic stories about Frances.

Editorial Reviews

"Beguiling sketches and precisely the right words—with wonderfully amusing conversations."—" The Horn Book"In text and illustrations Frances is always a treat, the kind of book one wants to read and have read all over again."—" The Los Angeles Times"No small child—or her parents— should be permitted to miss Frances's latest demonstration of childlike behavior."—" The Chicago Tribune"

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