Synopses & Reviews
Frances, one of children's best-loved characters for over 30 years, now springs to life even more in Bread and Jam for Frances, beautifully reillustrated in sparkling full color by Lillian Hoban. In this memorable story, Frances decides that bread and jam are all she wants to eat, and her understanding parents grant her wish'at breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even snacktime. Can there ever be too much bread and jam?
Synopsis
The classic funny I Can Read story about a stubborn little badger with very particular tastes in food.
Frances is a fussy eater. In fact, the only thing she likes is bread and jam. She won't touch her squishy soft-boiled egg. She trades away her chicken-salad sandwich at lunch. She turns up her nose at boring veal cutlets.
Unless her parents can come up with a plan, Frances just might go on eating bread and jam forever
Join the generations of families that have laughed along as Frances sings Jam on biscuits, jam on bread, Jam is the thing I like most, Jam is sticky, jam is sweet, Jam is tasty, jam's a treat--raspberry, strawberry, gooseberry, I'm very FOND...OF...JAM
Bread and Jam for Frances is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer sentences, and language play of Level Two books are proven to help kids take their next steps toward reading success.
Synopsis
Can there be too much bread and jam? Readers and pre-readers, in groups or independently, will find even more to love about the unstoppable Frances in this oversized edition as the book "gently, amusingly, most effectively" (Booklist) makes its point. Full color.
Synopsis
For the first time ever, this classic story is available in the I Can Read! format. With gently abridged text and beautiful full-color art, this edition introduces a new generation of beginning readers to the lovable, irrepressible badger, Frances.
Synopsis
Frances is a fussy eater. In fact, the only thing she likes is bread and jam. She won't touch her squishy soft-boiled egg. She trades away her chicken-salad sandwich at lunch. She turns up her nose at boring veal cutlets. Unless Mother can come up with a plan, Frances just might go on eating bread and jam forever!
About the Author
Russell Hoban is the author of more than 20 books for children and adults. He is perhaps best known for his character Frances the badger, featured in
A Bargain for Frances,
A Baby Sister for Frances,
Best Friends for Frances,
A Birthday for Frances, and
Bread and Jam for Frances, all illustrated by Lillian Hoban. He also wrote
Bedtime for Frances, illustrated by Garth Williams, and the modern classic
The Mouse and His Child. He passed away at the age of 86 in 2011.