Best Friends for Frances (Paperback)

by Russell Hoban (Author), Lillian Hoban (Illustrator)

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Product Description
When Albert says that Frances doesn't know enough to play ball, or to accompany him on one of his wandering days, she turns to her little sister Gloria as a playmate and they set out on a best friends only outing - with no boys allowed. Frances learns that sometimes the best of friends can be the people that you least expect and are often right under your nose, like your little sister.

About the Author
Russell Hoban, author of A Bargain For Frances, also wrote five other books about 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, and Bedtime for Frances, illustrated by Garth Williams. Mr. Hoban lives in London, England. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Red Fox (June 27, 2002)
• ISBN-10: 0099432420
• ISBN-13: 978-0099432425
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,659,330 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Our favorite Frances book, August 28, 2001

By	Jens Alfke (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Best Friends for Frances (Trophy Picture Books) (Paperback)

My family is fairly unanimous that this is our favorite Frances book (with "A Birthday For Frances" the likely runner up.) Frances both stands up to being excluded and learns not to do the same thing herself; her anger at Albert is realistic and her "revenge" funny but not cruel; and everyone resolves their conflicts in a friendly way. The wording of the exchanges between Frances and Albert is exquisitely well done, I think: Hoban expresses such nuances in language that gets through to even small children. And last but not least, Frances's little songs are always hilarious and this book has some of the best ones of all, which my 2-year-old daughter has learned by heart.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Frances does it again!, May 25, 2006

By	Emily K. Paster "Mom of a precocious preschoo... (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Best Friends for Frances (Trophy Picture Books) (Paperback)

Another great book from the Frances series by Russell Hoban. In this episode, Frances's friend Albert is not very interested in playing with her, especially because she is a girl, so Frances turns to her sister Gloria for a playmate. When Frances and Gloria plan a "best friends" outing complete with an enormous picnic lunch, Albert reconsiders the wisdom of not being friends with girls. I like this one both for the positive development of the sometimes-difficult relationship between Frances and her little sister Gloria, but also for the portrayal of girls who like to play baseball and catch frogs.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great children's book, April 15, 2008

By	Darin L. Duke "Duke from MO" (ST JO MO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Best Friends for Frances (Hardcover)

My daughter likes this book too, but not as well as the others in the series