Pub Date: September 9, 2008
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2008010189
Lexile Code: 0490
Features: Abridged, Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Physical Info: 0.20" H x 8.80" L x 5.80" W ( 0.22 lbs) 48 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Classics | Cooking and Food | Animals | Mammals | Readers | Beginner | Family | General see also headings under Social Themes | Humorous Stories | Social Themes | Emotions and Feelings | School and Education | Imagination and Play | Diversity and Multicultural | Mysteries and Detective Stories | Media TieIn
Series: I Can Read Level 2
Description: For the first time ever, this classic story is available in the I Can Read! format. With gently abridged text and beautiful full-color art, this edition introduces a new generation of beginning readers to the lovable, irrepressible badger, Frances.
Brief description:
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.
Review Quotes:
"The humor and the writing style are, as always, delicious." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Makes its point for fussy eaters--and their parents--gently, amusingly, and most effectively." - ALA Booklist