Pub Date: September 29, 1995
Dewey: E
LCCN: 94043809
Lexile Code: 0360
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Physical Info: 0.10" H x 9.80" L x 7.70" W ( 0.25 lbs) 31 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents | Bedtime and Dreams | Readers | Beginner | Humorous Stories | Animals | Bears | Monsters | Classics | Mathematics | Fantasy | General | Marine Life | Lifestyles | Country Life
Series: Trophy Picture Books (Paperback)
Description: Frances has trouble going to sleep because of frightening sounds and objects that may be going to get her.
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: "An enchanting picture book with winsome illustrations and a text in which there is humor and a real sympathy for the maneuvering of the reluctantly retiring young."--" Bulletin of the Center for
Children's Books""Anyone who has ever put a little one to bed will find this delightfully familiar, and the children themselves will enjoy the gentle humor and coziness of the story."--" School Library Journal""Here is the coziest, most beguiling bedtime story in many a day."--" The Kirkus Reviews"
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