| | |  | Fantasies, Talking Animal Stories | Home » » » Frances Audio Collection CD (I Can Read Book 2) | | | | | | | Description: | | This collection includes four endearing favorites, Bedtime for Frances; A Baby Sister for Frances; Bread and Jam for Frances; and A Birthday for Frances. Children will cheer for Frances as she cleverly avoids her bedtime, stubbornly refuses to eat anything but bread and jam, and struggles not to eat the tempting, chocolatey birthday present she has just bought for her younger sister, Gloria. These reassuring and funny stories are just right for those amazing days of childhood! | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Russell Hoban | | Publisher:
| HarperFestival | | Publication Date:
| April 04, 2006 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 006085281X | | Package Length:
| 6.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.7 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 26 reviews |
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44 of 45 found the following review helpful:
 Not what I thought it would be...but it's still good!Jul 20, 2005
By C. Stokely
I was so thrilled to find this collection. As a little girl, I had the books along with the records. The records were great...especially when Frances would sing...and the background music and sound effects were magical. When I played this tape, I was disappointed. There is no music or sound effects...just a woman with an English accent that reads the story to you...and she reads very quickly. The songs are sung differently than they were on the records but the more and more I listen to this tape, the more I am just happy to have something that reminds me of my childhood. I am still searching for the original recordings though!
23 of 24 found the following review helpful:
 Funny and entertainingJul 17, 1999
The stories are narrated by Glynnis Johns, she played the mother in Mary Poppins. My children listened intently and laughed a lot at irrascible Frances. They asked for the stories over and over.
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Frances Rocks!!!!!!!!!Apr 27, 2006
By Nora McNamara
My four year old has loved the Frances books since she was two; this CD is absolutely perfect and she asks for it at least once a week, and finally we have a sort-of tune for all of wonderful Frances' songs. PS if you are a real Frances fan as a parent, check out Mr. Hoban's "Riddley Walker" adult novel. Trust me, you will love it, and in 10 or 15 years, your current Frances fan will too.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Frances Audio CollectionJun 27, 2006
By brgnhunter
My 6 year old son loves the Francis stories, even though he is usually more attracted to stories like Henry Huggins, or Mouse Tales; etc. However, he was a bit put off by the change in narrators between the Francis audio collection and a different Francis tape and book. The audio collection employs an older English lady with a rather coarse voice for it's narration.
He wrinkled his nose and said "who's that"? when listening for the first time. I think he prefers the pleasant voice narration on "A Bargain for Francis", and some other Francis selections.
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
WonderfulMay 11, 2000
While teaching preschool for many years, this tape was the start of most naptimes! Now ordering it for my child, I can't wait to see them enjoy it as well... The reading is beautiful and after listening you can't help but hear that voice when reading it yourself.
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