Product Description

Frances and Thelma are friends—most of the time

Thelma always seems to get Frances into trouble. When she tricks Frances into buying her tea set, it's the last straw. Can Frances show her that it's better to lose a bargain than lose a friend?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #861134 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-01
• Released on: 2008-06-10
• Formats: Abridged, Audiobook
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Audio CD

About the Author

Russell Hoban is the author of A Bargain for Frances, A Baby Sister for Frances, Best Friends for Frances, A Birthday for Frances, and Bread and Jam for Frances, all illustrated by Lillian Hoban. He also wrote Bedtime for Frances, illustrated by Garth Williams. He lives in London, England.

Customer Reviews

This was great!
Reviewed by Avery McGinn (age 7) for Reader Views (9/08)

"A Bargain for Frances" by Russell Hoban is a story about one friend who tricks another friend over a tea set. I liked this book because Frances teaches Thelma that it's better to be nice to your friends instead of tricking them.

The illustrations in the book are colorful and fuzzy. I can't tell what kind of animals they are supposed to be though, maybe badgers. But I like that you can see they have fur. My favorite part of the story is the end when Thelma learns her lesson. I don't like it when Thelma tricks Frances because it's not nice to do that to a friend.

"A Bargain for Frances" by Russell Hoban comes with a CD. You can listen to the story with turn-the-page signals or without signals. I prefer using the signals even though I already know how to read.