Lillian Hoban verwierf bekendheid als auteur en illustrator van kinderboeken, geïnspireerd door de levenservaringen van haar kinderen. Haar verhalen, vaak geworteld in het dagelijks leven, werden populair vanwege hun warme en authentieke benadering. Een kenmerk van haar werk is het vermogen om de kinderwereld met gevoeligheid en humor vast te leggen. Haar boeken zijn klassiekers geworden die nieuwe generaties lezers aanspreken.
Happy Birthday, Arthur! Arthur is having a gymnastics party for his birthday, with prizes for balancing, tumbling, and rope climbing. Arthur is sure that he will win the prize for best all--around gymnast. But his little sister, Violet, and her friend Wilma have been practicing-and they may have a surprise in store....
When things change around the house after her baby sister is born, Frances decides to run away--but not too far.
Eines Tages kommt ein neuer Lehrer an die Schule. Er spricht nicht viel. Meistens nur 'Grrr' und 'Brrr'. Ein Bilderbuchspass für Schulanfänger.
"You can't read," Arthur tells his little sister Violet. "Yes I can" she says. She proves it when Arthur enters the Super Chimp Comics sales contest. Arthur hopes to win a dinner for two with King Kong. The results are comic but not for poor Arthur. Violet understands the words describing the contest better than Arthur does. And it is Violet who wins a prize, because she really can read. Lillian Hoban's three-color pictures bubble with warmth and humor.Every child with an older brother or sister will delight in Violet's triumph. And in her friendliness too, as she lets her "reading teacher," Arthur, share her prize.
Arthur thinks his pen pal is more fun than his little sister. Little sisters don't do things like karate and wrestling -- or do they? It takes a surprise letter to show Arthur that sometimes there's more to sisters -- and pen pals -- than meets the eye!
Arthur and his sister Violet are selling all their old toys in a Tag Sale. Even Arthur's Honey Bear! But Arthur finds there's more than one way to say good-bye to an old friend.
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.
