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Fuse 8 n’ Kate: A Birthday for Frances by Russell Hoban, ill. Lillian Hoban
"How is this a birthday for Frances? This should be A Birthday for Gloria! The title is wrong!" Kate and I wildly disagree on the rating of today's book and whether or not it's worth your time.
Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas by Russell and Lillian Hoban
We have found it. The Christmas picture book that perfectly encapsulates what we're feeling in 2020.
Fusenews: Eat Your Heart Out, “Awful Library Books”
As a librarian I know that reading aloud to children is necessary for their growth and development. And I know that periodically new parents that happen to be writers in other fields will come to children’s books through their offspring and suddenly be overwhelmed with the importance of reading. In cases such as these they […]
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Top 100 Picture Books #27: Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban, illustrated by Lillian Hoban
#27 Bread and James for Frances by Russell Hoban, illustrated by Lillian Hoban (1964) 57 points My mom and I laughed so hard when we read this to my little sister. One of my favorite childhood memories. – Martha Sherod I loved all the Frances books and can only choose this as favorite by a […]
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