Bedtime for Frances - (Trophy Picture Books (Paperback)) by Russell Hoban (Paperback)
About this item
Highlights
- This beloved classic bedtime book continues to spark giggles and is a perfect read-aloud at bedtime.It may be bedtime for Frances, but before Frances can sleep, she needs a glass of milk, a kiss from Father, one from Mother, her teddy bear, her doll, another kiss from Father, and another one from Mother.
- 4-8 Years
- 9.8" x 7.7" Paperback
- 31 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Family
- Series Name: Trophy Picture Books (Paperback)
Description
About the Book
Frances has trouble going to sleep because of frightening sounds and objects that may be going to get her.Book Synopsis
This beloved classic bedtime book continues to spark giggles and is a perfect read-aloud at bedtime.
It may be bedtime for Frances, but before Frances can sleep, she needs a glass of milk, a kiss from Father, one from Mother, her teddy bear, her doll, another kiss from Father, and another one from Mother. And then there are tigers and giants and ominous cracks in the ceiling to keep her up. Will Frances ever go to sleep?
Frances the badger made her debut with this title, long a favorite for the gentle humor of its familiar going to bed ritual.
"Here is the coziest, most beguiling bedtime story in many a day." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
The big hand of the clock is at 12.
The little hand is at 7. It is seven o' clock. It is bedtime for Frances.
From the Back Cover
The big hand of the clock is at 12.
The little hand is at 7.
It is seven o' clock.
It is bedtime for Frances.
It may be bedtime for Frances, but before Frances can sleep, she needs a glass of milk, a kiss from Father, one from Mother, her teddy bear, her doll, another kiss from Father, and another one from Mother. And then there are tigers and giants and ominous cracks in the ceiling to keep her up. Will Frances ever go to sleep?
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"
(Pointer reviews)