Frances Facemaker

by William Cole, Tomi Ungerer (Illustrator)

A funny rhyming face-making game between father and daughter with suggestions that "you do it too."

Genres: Childrens

Paperback

First published November 1, 1978

About the author

William Rossa Cole (1919-2000) was best known as an editor and anthologist. He was editor or author (or co-editor or co-author) of about 75 books, 50 of them anthologies. Three of his books were honored by the ALA: I Went to the Animal Fair in 1958, Beastly Boys and Ghastly Girls in 1964, and The Birds and Beast Were There in 1965. He was an editor for Simon & Schuster and Viking, and a columnist for the Saturday Review. He died in summer 2000, at the age of 80.

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty darn cute given the fashion in children's publishing years ago. Text and art would be a lot less successful now. The concept, though, that could be redone well.

LFL find, not on openlibrary yet.

[Diana · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun rhyming bedtime story with simple engaging illustrations. There's also audience participation with the face-making. 😡😁😢😜

[Jocelyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

A going-to-bed book for young children. Great illustrations by Toni Ungerer. Hard to find (out of print?). Kids get to act out different emotions. A fun read-aloud too.