Bread and Jam for Frances (I Can Read...
Russell HobanFrances is a fussy eater. In fact, the only thing she likes is bread and jam. She won't touch her squishy soft-boiled egg. She trades away her chicken-salad sandwich at lunch. She turns up her nose at boring veal cutlets. Unless Mothe...
A Bargain for Frances (I Can Read Boo...
Russell HobanFrances and Thelma are friends -- most of the time Thelma always seems to get Frances into trouble. When she tricks Frances into buying her tea set, it's the last straw. Can Frances show her that it's better to lose a bargain than los...
The story of a father and son pair of wind-up toy mice. Seeking a life outside the toy store, father and son set out to explore the world. During their journey, the mice have many adventures--including run-ins with the evil Manny Rat ...
Caldecott Medalist David Small lovingly shows us the heart of Russell Hoban's classic. The mouse and his child are wind-up toys forever joined at the hands. But when their mechanism breaks they are discarded, separated from the doll h...