Best Friends for Frances

by Russell Hoban, Lillian Hoban (Illustrator)

Overview

The irrepressible Frances teaches Albert, the badger next door, about friendship. 'Full of the humor and homely details of family life that make [the Frances stories] beloved by both children and adults.' —H.

Children's Books of the Year 1969 (CSA)

Author Biography: 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780060223274
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	08/28/1969
Series:	Frances Series
Edition description:	New
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	212,463
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.32(d)
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.