A Birthday for Frances
- 32pagine
- 2 ore di lettura
s her little sister Gloria's birthday approaches, Frances wavers between being generous'and being jealous. ‘[Frances] is every youngster who chafes at being the un-birthday child.
Lillian Hoban Libri
Lillian Hoban si è affermata come autrice e illustratrice di libri per bambini, traendo ispirazione dalle esperienze di vita dei suoi figli. Le sue storie, spesso radicate nella quotidianità, hanno guadagnato popolarità per il loro approccio caloroso e autentico. Un tratto distintivo della sua opera è la capacità di catturare il mondo dell'infanzia con sensibilità e umorismo. I suoi libri sono diventati dei classici che attraggono nuove generazioni di lettori.
A Baby Sister for Frances
- 27pagine
- 1 ora di lettura
When things change around the house after her baby sister is born, Frances decides to run away--but not too far.
Arthur's Honey Bear
- 64pagine
- 3 ore di lettura
Arthur and his sister Violet are selling all their old toys in a Tag Sale. Even Arthur's Honey Bear! But Arthur finds there's more than one way to say good-bye to an old friend.
Arthur's Pen Pal
- 64pagine
- 3 ore di lettura
Arthur thinks his pen pal is more fun than his little sister. Little sisters don't do things like karate and wrestling -- or do they? It takes a surprise letter to show Arthur that sometimes there's more to sisters -- and pen pals -- than meets the eye!
Arthur's Birthday Party
- 64pagine
- 3 ore di lettura
Happy Birthday, Arthur! Arthur is having a gymnastics party for his birthday, with prizes for balancing, tumbling, and rope climbing. Arthur is sure that he will win the prize for best all--around gymnast. But his little sister, Violet, and her friend Wilma have been practicing-and they may have a surprise in store....
Arthur's Prize Reader
- 64pagine
- 3 ore di lettura
"You can't read," Arthur tells his little sister Violet. "Yes I can" she says. She proves it when Arthur enters the Super Chimp Comics sales contest. Arthur hopes to win a dinner for two with King Kong. The results are comic but not for poor Arthur. Violet understands the words describing the contest better than Arthur does. And it is Violet who wins a prize, because she really can read. Lillian Hoban's three-color pictures bubble with warmth and humor.Every child with an older brother or sister will delight in Violet's triumph. And in her friendliness too, as she lets her "reading teacher," Arthur, share her prize.
Eines Tages kommt ein neuer Lehrer an die Schule. Er spricht nicht viel. Meistens nur 'Grrr' und 'Brrr'. Ein Bilderbuchspass für Schulanfänger.
