Russell Hoban

Frances decides she likes to eat only bread and jam at every meal--until to her surprise--her parents grant her wish

Thelma usually outsmarts Frances until Frances decides to teach her a lesson about friendship.

Jealous of her sister's birthday, Frances becomes mean and selfish, until rare generosity and birthday spirit move her to reluctantly give her coveted gift

The images stay with you, long after the book is, done. The toy mouse and his father, on a journey together joined hand in hand; Manny Rat, the nefarious lord of the junkyard, stalking the toy mice for their clockwork parts, Uncle Frog, spouting wisdom and nonsense, from within a glove, and the Bonzo Dog Food dog, repeating himself, endlessly on a label, fading away, to the last visible dog...Russell Hoban's novel is many things: a stirring adventure...

Francisca has trouble going to sleep with the strange noises and menacing shapes which seem to fill her room after dark.

"Emmet Otter and his mother enter the local talent contest in the hopes of winning the cash prize and being able to buy each other a Christmas present."--

When Rosie's popsicle stick turns into a horse named Stickerino, they have a lot of adventures

John goes for a ride in the sky on Ace Dragon's back and finds him not so limited after all.

When things change around the house after her baby sister is born, Frances decides to run away--but not too far