false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179347810m/906541.jpg 906541 12 It's bedtime for young Frances--an adorable and irrepressible little badger--and everyone is ready but her. At 7:00 p.m. Frances is wide awake and bursting with youthful excitement. She tries every delay tactic she can muster--from demanding extra hugs and kisses to volleying a series of urgent last-minute questions ("May I sleep with my teddy bear?" "May I have my door open?"). She's almost positive there are spiders, giants, and tigers in her room.<p> Any parent will quickly identify with this phenomenon--how the last minutes of the day suddenly become the most action-packed. Garth Williams's illustrations complement Russell Hoban's sweet story perfectly, capturing the endless energy and overactive imagination of Frances, and the waning patience of her exhausted parents. <I>Bedtime for Frances</I> is the perfect goodnight story to tell your wide-eyed children. And never fear, like Frances, they too will eventually, contentedly, drift off to sleep. <I>(Ages 4 to 8)</I> 2127174 1960 Bedtime for Frances (Trophy Picture Books) total:712|5:297|4:227|3:154|2:27|1:7| 712 2916 798 51 906541 0064434516 9780064434515 676 48 4.10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179347810m/906541.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/906541.Bedtime_for_Frances 2 2 false Tue May 26 15:31:06 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 15:46:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 906541 0064434516 9780064434515 676 48 4.10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179347810m/906541.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/906541.Bedtime_for_Frances 0 1 false Fri Nov 30 06:25:47 -0800 2007 Fri Jun 20 13:08:33 -0700 2008 906541 0064434516 9780064434515 676 48 4.10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179347810m/906541.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/906541.Bedtime_for_Frances 5 0 true Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Jun 20 13:14:40 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 13:04:13 -0700 2008
My two girls love Frances, and I can't blame them. She's a creative, intelligent, imaginative, musical, sweet little badger whose parents are absolutely amazing role-models...more...]]> 906541 0064434516 9780064434515 676 48 4.10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179347810m/906541.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/906541.Bedtime_for_Frances 2 0 false Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 11:23:54 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 11:31:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 906541 0064434516 9780064434515 676 48 4.10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179347810m/906541.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/906541.Bedtime_for_Frances 5 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Sun May 24 17:56:22 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 18:01:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3312609 0060271078 9780060271077 8 1 4.10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255887989m/3312609.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3312609.Bedtime_for_Frances 3 0 false Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 17:52:58 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 17:52:58 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 906541 0064434516 9780064434515 676 48 4.10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179347810m/906541.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/906541.Bedtime_for_Frances 5 0 false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 20:55:01 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 17:58:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 906541 0064434516 9780064434515 676 48 4.10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179347810m/906541.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/906541.Bedtime_for_Frances 5 0 false Fri Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 1961 Tue Jul 14 10:04:06 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 10:06:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3333568 059009887X 9780590098878 5 1 4.10 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3333568.Bedtime_for_Frances 5 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1983 Wed May 27 18:00:37 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 18:02:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 906541 0064434516 9780064434515 676 48 4.10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179347810m/906541.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/906541.Bedtime_for_Frances 5 0 false Thu Jul 19 23:31:03 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 16 17:35:53 -0700 2008
This was my favorite book as a child. I will admit, it disturbed me slightly to have to add such a garishly full-color version of this book to my list, as the highlight of my old battered childhood...more...]]> 906541 0064434516 9780064434515 676 48 4.10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179347810m/906541.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/906541.Bedtime_for_Frances 4 0 true Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 10:31:54 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 10:32:01 -0700 2009 a lot
Frances was a favorite of mine when I was young. Lately, getting Mads to bed is one ordeal after another...just like Frances.

My 3yo finds the part about the potential tiger a bit scary, so we skip that part. Surprisingly, she's okay with the giant in the room.]]> 906541 0064434516 9780064434515 676 48 4.10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179347810m/906541.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/906541.Bedtime_for_Frances 5 0 false Fri Jul 24 04:00:37 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 04:00:37 -0700 2009 906541 0064434516 9780064434515 676 48 4.10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179347810m/906541.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/906541.Bedtime_for_Frances 5 0 false Wed Jul 08 09:13:25 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 09:15:10 -0700 2009 906541 0064434516 9780064434515 676 48 4.10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179347810m/906541.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/906541.Bedtime_for_Frances 5 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1980 Sat Mar 28 13:13:50 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 13:15:44 -0700 2009 tons 906541 0064434516 9780064434515 676 48 4.10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179347810m/906541.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/906541.Bedtime_for_Frances 4 0 false Mon Apr 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 07:46:21 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 07:47:19 -0700 2009 906541 0064434516 9780064434515 676 48 4.10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179347810m/906541.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/906541.Bedtime_for_Frances 5 0 false Fri Oct 09 08:09:32 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 08:11:13 -0700 2009 906541 0064434516 9780064434515 676 48 4.10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179347810m/906541.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/906541.Bedtime_for_Frances 3 0 false Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 12:09:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 12:10:06 -0700 2009 906541 0064434516 9780064434515 676 48 4.10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179347810m/906541.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/906541.Bedtime_for_Frances 4 0 false Wed Mar 25 07:20:56 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 07:20:56 -0700 2009 906541 0064434516 9780064434515 676 48 4.10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179347810m/906541.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/906541.Bedtime_for_Frances 5 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1978 Fri Aug 21 12:27:13 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 12:28:59 -0700 2009 906541 0064434516 9780064434515 676 48 4.10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179347810m/906541.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/906541.Bedtime_for_Frances 4 0 false Sat Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 17:19:07 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 17:20:09 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=906541