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... [More...]

Frances decides she wants to eat only bread and jam at every meal until—to her surprise—her parents grant her wish. "Makes its point for fussy eaters . . . gently, amusingly, and most effectively".—Booklist. Three-color illustrations.

If an ice-pop stick can dream of being a horse, what magic might follow? This wildly imaginative adventure features fanciful illustrations by Blake, illustrator of many of Roald Dahl's stories. Full color.

One day Thelma tricks Frances into buying her old plastic tea set. Thelma says there are no backsies on the bargain. Can Frances come up with a plan that will change her friend's mind?

Frances has trouble going to sleep because of frightening sounds and objects that may be going to get her.

Frances doesn't think her little sister can be her friend, but after being left out of her best friend Albert's no-girls baseball game, Frances finds that sisters can indeed be friends—even best friends. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, this favorite... [More...]

s her little sister Gloria's birthday approaches, Frances wavers between being generous'and being jealous. ‘ [Frances] is every youngster who chafes at being the un-birthday child.

When a baby sister arrives, Frances the badger finds a charming way to prove her own importance. Three-color illustrations.

Frances decides she likes to eat only bread and jam at every meal—until to her surprise—her parents grant her wish.