Lonely Sister Brute turns a stone into a doll to keep her company, then an ugly dog follows her home, and she has two things to love, but she cannot figure out why she still feels sad. Reprint.

The Stone Doll of Sister Brute

HOBAN, Russell

Macmillan

Believing that the other creatures of the pond are laughing at him, Big John Turkle takes a willow-pattern cup handle belonging to Grover Crown when he goes down under the mud to hibernate for the winter

Big John Turkle (Ponders Series)

Children's Books

Henry Holt Co.

Depressed because he is convinced that the creatures of the pond hate him, Jim Frog discovers that Big John Turkle shares his despondency and no longer feels so alone

Jim Frog

A young mouse named Charlie Meadows dances on the ice one winter night, on his way to deliver the news and weather, and his dance enchants Ephraim Owl, who forgets all about his hunger

Charlie Meadows (Ponders Series)

Lavinia Bat awakens from her hibernation, joins the other bats in searching for food, gives birth to a baby girl bat, and teaches her daughter the joys and secrets of being a bat

Lavinia Bat (Ponders Series)

This sweet friendship story starring America’s favorite badger, Frances, is a classic that continues to be loved by children, siblings, and parents everywhere.
Frances doesn't think her little sister can be her friend, but when Frances finds herself left out because of a "no-girls" rule, she decides to show those boys what girls can do. In the process, she discovers that sisters can indeed be friends . . . maybe even best friends!
This Level Two I Can Read book is geared toward kids who read on their own but still need a little help.

Best Friends for Frances

Literature & Fiction

Harper&Row

Frances doesn't think her younger sister Gloria can be her friend. Gloria is too small to throw or catch a ball. Besides, Albert is Frances's friend. But when Albert has a no-girls baseball game, Frances sets out to prove to Albert a thing or two about friendship—and a thing or two about what girls can do. Along the way, Frances discovers that sisters can indeed be friends . . . maybe even best friends.
Now reillustrated in lovely soft pastels by original artist Lillian Hoban, this satisfying story of friendship is sure to have the many fans of this irresponsible badger cheering once again.

Harpercollins

One day Thelma tricks Frances into buying her old plastic tea set. Thelma says there are no backsies on the bargain. Can Frances come up with a plan that will change her friend's mind? 
 Outstanding Children's Books of 1970 (NYT)

A Bargain for Frances (I Can Read Book)

Animals

A Bargain for Frances: [Newly Illustrated Edition] (I Can Read Book 2)

Twenty-two poems reflect Frances' observations on the events in her life

Egg Thoughts, and Other Frances Songs

Harpercollins Childrens Books

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The Stone Doll of Sister Brute

Big John Turkle (Ponders Series)

Jim Frog

Charlie Meadows (Ponders Series)

Lavinia Bat (Ponders Series)

Best Friends for Frances

Best Friends for Frances

A Bargain for Frances (I Can Read Book)

A Bargain for Frances: [Newly Illustrated Edition] (I Can Read Book 2)

Egg Thoughts, and Other Frances Songs