Frances in the Country Edward Gorey Hilda can never sit still

Hilda can never sit still for long without setting off on another adventure

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Frances in the Country Edward Gorey Hilda can never sit stillFrances is a city kid, but its hard for her to fit in. City walls arent for climbing, city rooms arent for running, city shops and city yards are too crowded, and there are so many rules that Frances cant seem to follow. A New York Times Best Children's Book of the Year She takes a trip to visit her cousins in the country, where she finds cats for chasing, roads for racing down, ladders for leaping, and fields full of animals. When its time to go