An Orange For Frankie
School Library Journal Review: Gr 2-4?The author/illustrator has turned again to her family history for this story of a Christmas long ago in rural Michigan. The plot is predictable, revolving around Pa's late return from Lansing with the traditional nine oranges, one for each child; 10-year-old Frankie's generosity to a hobo; and the boy's subsequent loss of his orange. Polacco's watercolor-and-pencil illustrations are well rendered as always and appropriate for this slight but wordy, nostalgic tale.?V. W. Copyright ? Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.