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Angelica Lost and Found by Russell Hoban
Category: Fiction
In Ariosto's epic 16th-century poem "Orlando Furioso", the beautiful Angelica , chained, naked, to a rock and menaced by a sea monster is rescued by the valiant Ruggiero, riding a 'hippogriff'. Volatore, as this hippogriff calls himself, has escaped the poem in which he has been confined for centuries a ...Show more
Baby Sister for Frances by Russell Hoban
Category: Children's
With the arrival of baby Gloria in the house, Frances feels that living with her parents is not as much fun as it used to be. So after dinner, she runs away under the dining room table. But when she overhears her parents talking about how much they miss her, she decides that she should go back home.
Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban
Category: Graphic Novels
It's seven o'clock and bedtime for Frances, but she is not yet tired. She needs a glass of milk, a piggyback, goodnight kisses and a room free of tigers, spiders and giants. But she still cannot sleep till her father patiently explains why it is important for her to bright and cheerful for school the ne ...Show more
Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban
Category: Picture Books
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 ...Show more
Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban
Category: Graphic Novels | Series: Frances
It may be bedtime for Frances, but that does not mean Frances is ready to go to bed - not by a long shot. First she must have a glass of milk and make certain Mother and Father have each kissed her good night (twice). Then she is ready to imagine there is a tiger in her room, and a giant, and...each tim ...Show more
Best Friends for Frances by Russell Hoban
Category: Children's | Series: Frances
Frances doesn't think her younger sister Gloria can be her best friend. Besides, Albert is Frances's best friend. But when Albert has a no-girls baseball game, Frances sets out to prove to Albert a thing or two about friendship - and what girls can do. Along the way, Frances discovers that sisters can i ...Show more
Best Friends for Frances by Russell Hoban
Category: Children's
Albert is Frances' best friend until he starts playing a no-girls ball game. Frances retaliates with a splendid picnic outing, no boys allowed, and finds the company of her small sister, Gloria, is not so bad after all.
Best Friends for Frances (I Can Read Level 2) by Russell Hoban
Category: Early Readers | Series: I Can Read Level 2
Frances doesn't think her younger sister Gloria can be her best friend. Besides, Albert is Frances's best friend. But when Albert has a no-girls baseball game, Franes sets out to prove to Albert a thing or two about friendship - and what girls can do. Along the way, Frances discovers that sisters can in ...Show more
Birthday for Frances by Russell Hoban
Category: Fiction
Everyone is busy getting ready for Gloria's birthday and Frances is not happy about it. She doesn't want to be part of any birthday that isn't her own, until Gloria makes her birthday cake wish.
Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban
Category: Picture Books | Series: Frances
Frances, one of children's best-loved characters for over 30 years, now springs to life even more in Bread and Jam for Frances, beautifully reillustrated in sparkling full color by Lillian Hoban. In this memorable story, Frances decides that bread and jam are all she wants to eat, and her understanding ...Show more