Hoban, Russell

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Best friends for Frances

1994
When Albert and his buddies have a "no girls" baseball game, Frances and her sister organize a "Best Friends Outing--No Boys".

Bedtime for Frances

1996
Frances finds it difficult to go to sleep with the strange noises and menacing shapes that seem to fill her room after dark.

A baby sister for Frances

1993
Frances is jealous of the attention her new baby sister gets from everyone.

Emmet Otter's jug-band Christmas

1971
Both Ma Otter and her son, Emmet, hope to win the $50 talent show prize and surprise each other with a special Christmas present.

Monsters

1989
John's obsession with drawing monsters takes him to a doctor, where a startling discovery is made about the degree of reality of John's drawings.

Trouble on Thunder Mountain

2000
When Megafright International flattens their beautiful mountain to put up a hi-tech plastic theme park, the O'Saurus family uses faith and lots of Monsta-Gloo to put things right.

Bread and jam for Frances

"Jam on toast," sings Frances about the food she likes most--until she has it for the sixth meal in two days.

The sorely trying day

When Father comes home at the end of a sorely trying day, he finds all the family fighting and scolding after a sequence of events for which no one is willing to take the blame.

Egg thoughts and other Frances songs

1994
Twenty-two poems reflect Frances' observations on the events in her life.

Jim Hedgehog's supernatural Christmas

1992
Jim Hedgehog is converted to a healthy diet and lifestyle by confronting a frightening image of his future self in his favorite film the Revolting Blob.

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