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Lillian Hoban


Born
in Philadelphia, The United States
May 18, 1925

Died
July 17, 1998

Website

Genre
Children's Books


The youngest of three children, Lillian Hoban was born in Philadelphia on May 18, 1925. She attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Art, studied dance for ten years (and danced with the Martha Graham dancers), taught Modern Dance and danced professionally in the 1950s.
She learned to draw still life and began to write her own stories only after having children (Phoebe, Brom, Esme and Julia), and based her tales on their experiences.

Lillian Hoban's I-Can- Read-Books about Arthur the Chimpanzee, and the Frances books (written by her former husband Russell Hoban) continue to be extremely popular among children as time goes by- the hallmark of classics.

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Average rating: 4.2 · 66,206 ratings · 2,201 reviews · 168 distinct works • Similar authors
Arthur's Honey Bear
3.90 avg rating — 337 ratings — published 1974 — 34 editions
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Silly Tilly's Thanksgiving ...
3.74 avg rating — 189 ratings — published 1990 — 18 editions
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Arthur's Christmas Cookies
3.79 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 1972 — 23 editions
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Arthur's Pen Pal
3.80 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 1976 — 24 editions
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Arthur's Funny Money
3.68 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 1981 — 22 editions
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Arthur's Loose Tooth
3.57 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 1985 — 24 editions
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Arthur's Great Big Valentine
3.60 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 1989 — 19 editions
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Arthur's Halloween Costume
3.33 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 1984 — 14 editions
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Arthur's Camp-Out
3.64 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 1993 — 17 editions
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Silly Tilly and the Easter ...
3.65 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 1987 — 16 editions
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