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A Baby Sister for Frances (I Can Read Level 2) by Russell Hoban
Category: Picture Books | Series: I Can Read Level 2
With a new addition to the family, Frances is feeling left out. So Frances decides to run away—but not too far! This new edition of Russell and Lillian Hoban’s beloved classic is perfect for beginning readers.
Ace Dragon Ltd by Russell Hoban
Category: Philosophy
From the inimitable duo of Russell Hoban and Quentin Blake, the pair behind the hilarious tales of Captain Najork, comes a story about a little boy, a fire-breathing dragon, and their sky-high adventure!
Angelica Lost and Found by Russell Hoban
Category: Fiction
In Ariosto's epic sixteenth century poem Orlando Furioso, the beautiful Angelica is rescued by the valiant Ruggiero. He swoops in riding a hippogriff, a fantastical winged creature, the offspring of a griffin and a mare. Volatore, as this hippogriff calls himself, has escaped Ariosto's poem after being ...Show more
Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban
Category: Picture Books | Series: Frances
It may be bedtime for Frances, but that does not mean Frances is ready to go to bed - not by a long shot. First she must have a glass of milk and make certain Mother and Father have each kissed her good night (twice). Then she is ready to imagine there is a tiger in her room, and a giant, and...each tim ...Show more
Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban
Category: Picture Books
Famed for her many adventures, Frances made her debut with this title over thirty years ago. In this first Frances book, the little badger adroitly delays her bedtime with requests for kisses and milk, and concerns over tigers and giants and things going bump in the night. Long a favorite for the gentle ...Show more
Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban
Category: Picture Books
Starring Frances, America's favorite badger, this beloved picture book is now available in the always-appealing 8x8 format!Frances is a fussy eater. In fact, the only thing she likes is bread and jam. So she's delighted when Mother and Father grant her wish and give her bread and jam at every meal. This ...Show more
Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban
Category: Picture Books | Series: Frances
Frances, one of children's best-loved characters for over 30 years, now springs to life even more in Bread and Jam for Frances, beautifully reillustrated in sparkling full color by Lillian Hoban. In this memorable story, Frances decides that bread and jam are all she wants to eat, and her understanding ...Show more
Bread and Jam for Frances (I Can Read) by Russell Hoban
Category: Education | Series: I Can Read
Fremder by Russell Hoban
Category: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
Fourth Galaxy, 4 November 2052- in the blackness of space a figure in blue overalls tumbles over and over as it drifts towards the planet Badr-al-Budur. No space suit, no helmet, no oxygen. He can't be alive, can he? But he is. First Navigator Fremder Gorn is the only survivor when the Corporation tanke ...Show more
Jim's Lion by Russell Hoban
Category: Children's Fiction
From the incomparable Russell Hoban comes a moving, unflinching tale of a boy who finds bravery during illness, beautifully re-imagined as a graphic-novel by award-winning illustrator Alexis Deacon. Asleep in his hospital bed, Jim dreams of a great lion with white teeth and amber eyes. This lion is Jim' ...Show more
Kleinzeit by Russell Hoban
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
'An original ... a delight to read' The Times On an ordinary day in a strangely unfamiliar London, Kleinzeit is fired from his advertising job and told he must go to hospital with a skewed hypotenuse. There on Ward A4, he falls in love with the divine, rosy-cheeked Sister and is sent spinning into a que ...Show more
Monsters by Russell Hoban
Category: Picture Books
This title is brilliant and hilarious, full of monsters and disbelieving grown-ups - and back in print at last. John likes to draw monsters. Lots of them. Red monsters, yellow monsters, scaly monsters, furry monsters, even invisible monsters. Nothing but monsters! His mum and dad are beginning to worry. ...Show more