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By Russell Hoban
Bedtime for Frances
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Frances has trouble going to sleep because of frightening sounds and objects that may be going to get her.
Rating: 5 *****
I’m not sure I agree with Frances having trouble going to sleep because she is frightened. I think she’s just stalling. I have a little Frances at home and every night this occurs. Frances wakes up every 15 minutes asking for something new. This is a really cute book and a lot of parents will identify. It’s a bit antiquated, the father smokes a pipe and Frances is threatened with a spanking, but shows well how childhood behavior is timeless.
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By Fred Gwynne
The King Who Rained
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Confused by the different meanings of words that sound alike, a little girl imagines such unusual sights as “a king who rained” and “the foot prince in the snow.”
Rating: 5 *****
A really cute concept, but I’m not sure many children will understand the puns.
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By Wanda Gág
Millions of Cats
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An old man and his wife decide to get a cat, so the old man goes out in search of the prettiest cat of all. When he is forced to choose from “hundreds, thousands, millions and billions and trillions” of cats, he (naturally) brings them all home. When the wife points out their inability to support the legion of felines, it is left to the cats to decide who among them is the prettiest. Anyone who has ever owned more than a single cat can tell you what happens next.
Rating: 5 *****
A really cute book with a cleaver ending.
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