Russell Hoban (1925-2011) · AuthorAuthor
Russell Hoban
1925-2011 · American writer of children's books and novels, creator of the Frances books
About Russell Hoban
Russell Hoban (1925-2011) was an American writer born in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, who worked as an illustrator before turning to children's books. With Bedtime for Frances (1960) he began a series of picture books about a young badger, most of them illustrated by his wife, Lillian Hoban. He also wrote the children's novel The Mouse and His Child (1967), moved to London in 1969, and later wrote adult novels including Riddley Walker (1980).
Notable works
- Bedtime for Frances (1960)
- A Baby Sister for Frances (1964)
- Bread and Jam for Frances (1964)
- The Mouse and His Child (1967)
- Riddley Walker (1980)
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Bedtime for FrancesRussell Hoban
1960 · Postwar Contemporary · Novella
Bedtime for Frances is a picture book about a little badger who cannot settle down for the night. At seven o'clock Mother and Father tell Frances it is bedtime, and she begins a string of requests: a glass of milk, a piggyback ride to her room, a kiss from each parent, her teddy bear and her doll, and then another round of kisses.