Many of the Frances books have been translated into Spanish, in which tongue she is known as Francisca. Or her Telephone Pole Stone-Throwing Song, in which she demonstrates an awareness of sabi that might have impressed Basho himself: Of the road, but in streams he will sing a little.

Mister Stone never talks rolling down the middle Consider the powers of observation displayed in 'Almost the End,' from a series entitled Stone-Kicking Song: Indeed, it is in Frances' exquisite collection of badger verse entitled Egg Thoughts and Other Frances Songs that we discover her true nature as a young zen poet. Hoban is writing for very young readers here, the sophisticated wit we know and love from his adult novels occasionally peeks through, most notably in the non-sequitur-laden verses Frances is given to break into. Frances is generally a welter of conflicting emotions, inclined to burst into tears just when she seems to be getting her way. Most of the stories revolve around Frances (no surprises here) learning a lesson of some sort: say, that there are other enjoyable foods in the world besides bread and jam, or that if it's your little sister Gloria's birthday, it can be more satisfying to actually give her the Chompo bar you bought as a present than to eat it yourself. Illustrated by Lillian Hoban, they are primarily concerned with the experiences of a precocious and high-spirited badger puella by the name of Frances. With the possible exception of The Mouse and His Child, the Frances series are the best-known of Mr. Frances, Egg Thoughts and Other Frances Songs Urn:oclc:63892918 Scandate 20100316151106 Scanner Hoban's Frances books Back to The Head of Orpheus: a Russell Hoban Reference Page (home). OL74294W Page-progression lr Pages 40 Ppi 500 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0064430057

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