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    <body><![CDATA[Another of my all time favorite children's books, and one that I like to give to people who are having a second baby.  A clever story about Frances' reaction to a new baby in the house.  My favorite scene is where she &quot;runs away&quot; to under the table and her parents have a pretend conversati...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57554165">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is very similar to the previous Frances book I reviewed, both in tone and art, so it's a safe bet to guess that I like this book too.  The art is nearly identical except that the accent colors in this book are pink and yellow as opposed to purple and green.  This is another &quot;getting u...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25012251">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Andy has brought this home everyday this week for independent reading and is completely captivated by it.  He's fascinated by Frances running away to under the dining table.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[One quiet evening, Frances the badger is sitting under the kitchen sink, singing a little song, &quot;Here are the buckets and brushes and me, / Plinketty, plinketty, plinketty, plee.&quot; When she stops singing to listen for parental coos of approval, she hears nothing. Frances is sure it's all her new baby sister's fault. It's why she has no raisins for her cereal, and it's why her new dress isn't ready for her to wear to school. She thinks she may run away after dinner. And she does! She takes her carefully packed knapsack and settles in under the dining-room table.   As she sits sulking and eating cookies, her mother and father, fully aware of her presence, begin talking about how much they miss her, and how much they love her little songs, and how a family is <em>everybody all together</em>, not just a baby. Frances can't stand it anymore. She calls them from her imaginary telephone and tells them she'll be home soon. Russell Hoban and illustrator Lillian Hoban succeed again with a tender, comical, heartwarming story that will make any big brother or sister feel better about a new sibling in the house. For more adventures of this endearing, enduring badger family, don't miss <em>Bedtime for Frances</em> (with illustrations by Garth Williams); <em>Bread and Jam for Frances</em>; <em>Best Friends for Frances</em>; <em>A Birthday for Frances</em>; and <em>A Bargain for Frances</em>. (Ages 4 to 8) <em>--Karin Snelson</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[A great story about expecting a new baby.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[One quiet evening, Frances the badger is sitting under the kitchen sink, singing a little song, &quot;Here are the buckets and brushes and me, / Plinketty, plinketty, plinketty, plee.&quot; When she stops singing to listen for parental coos of approval, she hears nothing. Frances is sure it's all her new baby sister's fault. It's why she has no raisins for her cereal, and it's why her new dress isn't ready for her to wear to school. She thinks she may run away after dinner. And she does! She takes her carefully packed knapsack and settles in under the dining-room table.   As she sits sulking and eating cookies, her mother and father, fully aware of her presence, begin talking about how much they miss her, and how much they love her little songs, and how a family is <em>everybody all together</em>, not just a baby. Frances can't stand it anymore. She calls them from her imaginary telephone and tells them she'll be home soon. Russell Hoban and illustrator Lillian Hoban succeed again with a tender, comical, heartwarming story that will make any big brother or sister feel better about a new sibling in the house. For more adventures of this endearing, enduring badger family, don't miss <em>Bedtime for Frances</em> (with illustrations by Garth Williams); <em>Bread and Jam for Frances</em>; <em>Best Friends for Frances</em>; <em>A Birthday for Frances</em>; and <em>A Bargain for Frances</em>. (Ages 4 to 8) <em>--Karin Snelson</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I actually got this book at 5 years old when my mother was pregnant with my brother . It really did help me transition into &quot; big sister mode&quot;.<br/><br/>Francis gets a new baby sister , and feels a bit  brushed off...so she decides to run away , making camp under the dining room table . ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13122296">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Such a sweet series...my mom used to read these books to me when I was little.  There was always a &quot;moral of the story&quot; of course but it was written with such a sweet and innocent style that I begged her to read them over and over again.  <br/><br/>Frances has a new little sisiter.  Sad ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5640181">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[One quiet evening, Frances the badger is sitting under the kitchen sink, singing a little song, &quot;Here are the buckets and brushes and me, / Plinketty, plinketty, plinketty, plee.&quot; When she stops singing to listen for parental coos of approval, she hears nothing. Frances is sure it's all her new baby sister's fault. It's why she has no raisins for her cereal, and it's why her new dress isn't ready for her to wear to school. She thinks she may run away after dinner. And she does! She takes her carefully packed knapsack and settles in under the dining-room table.   As she sits sulking and eating cookies, her mother and father, fully aware of her presence, begin talking about how much they miss her, and how much they love her little songs, and how a family is <em>everybody all together</em>, not just a baby. Frances can't stand it anymore. She calls them from her imaginary telephone and tells them she'll be home soon. Russell Hoban and illustrator Lillian Hoban succeed again with a tender, comical, heartwarming story that will make any big brother or sister feel better about a new sibling in the house. For more adventures of this endearing, enduring badger family, don't miss <em>Bedtime for Frances</em> (with illustrations by Garth Williams); <em>Bread and Jam for Frances</em>; <em>Best Friends for Frances</em>; <em>A Birthday for Frances</em>; and <em>A Bargain for Frances</em>. (Ages 4 to 8) <em>--Karin Snelson</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Part of the Treasury of Picture books I own.  I really liked how the book showed that the parents still cared for Frances, but there were some changes with a new baby.  I also really liked how the parents dealt with her running away.  (However, in reality, it might not be so simple if the child ran ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10918864">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[One quiet evening, Frances the badger is sitting under the kitchen sink, singing a little song, &quot;Here are the buckets and brushes and me, / Plinketty, plinketty, plinketty, plee.&quot; When she stops singing to listen for parental coos of approval, she hears nothing. Frances is sure it's all her new baby sister's fault. It's why she has no raisins for her cereal, and it's why her new dress isn't ready for her to wear to school. She thinks she may run away after dinner. And she does! She takes her carefully packed knapsack and settles in under the dining-room table.   As she sits sulking and eating cookies, her mother and father, fully aware of her presence, begin talking about how much they miss her, and how much they love her little songs, and how a family is <em>everybody all together</em>, not just a baby. Frances can't stand it anymore. She calls them from her imaginary telephone and tells them she'll be home soon. Russell Hoban and illustrator Lillian Hoban succeed again with a tender, comical, heartwarming story that will make any big brother or sister feel better about a new sibling in the house. For more adventures of this endearing, enduring badger family, don't miss <em>Bedtime for Frances</em> (with illustrations by Garth Williams); <em>Bread and Jam for Frances</em>; <em>Best Friends for Frances</em>; <em>A Birthday for Frances</em>; and <em>A Bargain for Frances</em>. (Ages 4 to 8) <em>--Karin Snelson</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think that Kevin Henkes books are the modern Frances books without the clever songs (though there is one in Sheila Rae the Brave).  I think that this one about a new sibling may be slightly better than Julius Baby of the World.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I believe this is the one wherein France runs away from home by hiding under the kitchen sink (and wears an adorable little pinafore -- oh Frances you are just too cute!).]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[One quiet evening, Frances the badger is sitting under the kitchen sink, singing a little song, &quot;Here are the buckets and brushes and me, / Plinketty, plinketty, plinketty, plee.&quot; When she stops singing to listen for parental coos of approval, she hears nothing. Frances is sure it's all her new baby sister's fault. It's why she has no raisins for her cereal, and it's why her new dress isn't ready for her to wear to school. She thinks she may run away after dinner. And she does! She takes her carefully packed knapsack and settles in under the dining-room table.   As she sits sulking and eating cookies, her mother and father, fully aware of her presence, begin talking about how much they miss her, and how much they love her little songs, and how a family is <em>everybody all together</em>, not just a baby. Frances can't stand it anymore. She calls them from her imaginary telephone and tells them she'll be home soon. Russell Hoban and illustrator Lillian Hoban succeed again with a tender, comical, heartwarming story that will make any big brother or sister feel better about a new sibling in the house. For more adventures of this endearing, enduring badger family, don't miss <em>Bedtime for Frances</em> (with illustrations by Garth Williams); <em>Bread and Jam for Frances</em>; <em>Best Friends for Frances</em>; <em>A Birthday for Frances</em>; and <em>A Bargain for Frances</em>. (Ages 4 to 8) <em>--Karin Snelson</em>]]>
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