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Bread and Jam for Frances (Frances the Badger)
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....more
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
May 23rd 1986
by HarperCollins
(first published 1964)
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Even though I don't actually like most of the foods that comprise Frances' particular diet (barring bread and jam, of course), the book always made me really hungry anyway. Adventures in food are such a huge part of growing up, and no book I can presently recall understands, or represents with such joy, the endlessly aggravating, impossible to predict, and hilariously beautiful relationship that kids have with their lunch.
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Frances Loves PBJ's and in the mothers infinate wisdom she blesses Frances with PBJ's at every turn. As Frances sings her feelings from enthusiasm to forced conviction she slowely comes to the realization that variety is not a bad thing and ventures to ask for the spaghetti that others are eating. I love the rationales Frances provides for not eating certain food "but sunny side up eggs lie on teh plate and look up at you in a funny way and sunny-side-down eggs lie on their stomachs and wait and...more
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One of the most perfectly written picture books - perhaps one of the most perfectly written books ever. Every single word is meticulously chosen, carefully placed on the page, like an artist painting a masterpiece. Wipe away the familiar story for a moment, the (just right) illustrations of badgers (?), and the now familiar rite of childhood trope of picky eaters, and rather think about this book as a long, free verse poem. It's a rich, lush, descriptive book that aches to be read aloud, not jus...more
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I was not fair to my daughter last night. I persisted in reading Bread and Jam for Frances, by Russell Hoban, to her even after she lost interest and started standing up and running around on the bed. I couldn't put it down. This is a favorite from my childhood that I am happy to revisit and will revisit again when my daughter is a little older.
Frances is a girl (well, a badger) after my own heart. She'd rather eat bread and jam than eggs. As my friends know, I abhor egg dishes, but will happily...more
Frances is a girl (well, a badger) after my own heart. She'd rather eat bread and jam than eggs. As my friends know, I abhor egg dishes, but will happily...more
This book is quite amusing and I enjoyed guessing what would happen to Frances' eating habits later in the book. Frances would only eat bread and jam; she wouln't eat any of the meals her mother cooked for dinner or any of the lunches she packed for her. Instead, she would eat bread and jam for every meal. After a while, Frances' mother stopped making her the other food that her family ate. She made her bread and jam for dinner, bread and jam for breakfast, and packed bread and jam in her lunch...more
One of my favourite childhood stories from one of my favourite authors (for both children and adults). Like many little children (or badgers), Frances is becoming a fussy eater to the extent that she will eat nothing but bread and jam. She likes it because she knows exactly what it tastes like, and therefore can always eat what she likes. She seems to have a particular aversion to eggs, and Frances' songs to and about food are one of the joys of the Frances books for me:
"Poached eggs on toast
Why...more
"Poached eggs on toast
Why...more
I loved Frances when I was a child and I'm glad that I went back to revisit this beloved classic. Frances, a charming little badger, is persnickety in a way that is frustrating and adorable all at the same time. Frances' mother cooks amazingly delicious meals but Frances turns up her nose at anything besides her favorite meal: bread and jam. Frances' mother, instead of fighting her, feeds her bread and jam for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Finally, in a sweet little dinnertime meltdown, Frances d...more
Jul 16, 2009
Shanna Gonzalez
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
children-04-08
Frances, a young badger girl, wishes to eat nothing but bread and jam, although the rest of her family enjoys many kinds of food. Her mother gently and lovingly teaches her the value of eating a diversity of foods by plying her with nothing but bread and jam until she is very tired of it, and by the end of the story she has learned to enjoy other foods. Young children, who often gravitate toward the same comfort foods for long periods of time, will identify with Frances' preference for bread and...more
Hoban, R. (1964). Bread and jam for Frances. New York: Scholastic.
(renewed and reissued in 1992)
Summary:
Frances the badger determines that she only wants to eat bread and jam, despite being tempted with other delicious foods by Mother, Father, Gloria her sister, and Albert her friend. After eating bread and jam for a while, Frances reconsiders eating her favorite food all the time!
Reviews/Awards:
Horn Book Guide 9/1/1993
Publisher's Weekly 6/27/1987
Curriculum Connection:
Students in 1st and 2nd gra...more
(renewed and reissued in 1992)
Summary:
Frances the badger determines that she only wants to eat bread and jam, despite being tempted with other delicious foods by Mother, Father, Gloria her sister, and Albert her friend. After eating bread and jam for a while, Frances reconsiders eating her favorite food all the time!
Reviews/Awards:
Horn Book Guide 9/1/1993
Publisher's Weekly 6/27/1987
Curriculum Connection:
Students in 1st and 2nd gra...more
OH MY GOODNESS I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH. I owned this book when I was about 4 or 5 years old, and it came with a 45 vinyl record. I used to play the record on my plastic Fisher Price record player and follow along with the book. One day I accidentally sat on the record and broke it. I cried. I was sad, but it didn't stop me from reading the book. I love Bread and Jam for Frances. Reading that book made me hungry as a child and it makes me hungry as an adult--Celery and cream chese, tomatoes on r...more
This is the cute and captivating story of Frances, the picky eater who only wants to eat bread and jam. Her parents handle their finicky daughter by indulging her with bread and jam at every meal and snack. She soon gets tired of it and wants to eat what everyone else is eating: a well-rounded meal.
There are adorable little rhymes that Frances sings to herself that she makes up about her food. I remember this being one the first books I checked out of the school library when I was a little girl...more
There are adorable little rhymes that Frances sings to herself that she makes up about her food. I remember this being one the first books I checked out of the school library when I was a little girl...more
Reading this book did not fail to bring back memories of my childhood. As picky eater, I remember the days of my parents trying everything to get me to branch out away from my very few favorite foods. This book is greatly relatable for students, as they be picky eaters themselves and may be able to learn from this book that eventually you will get sick of eating the same thing over and over again. I love the illustrations for being so simple and only containing a few colors, which makes it diffe...more
The Frances series books are wonderful lesson books for children. The only reason I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5 is because I think that the pictures could be better. They are very old books, but children expect the latest and greatest when it comes to what they are reading. The lesson of eating what your parents give you is such a tough lesson to get across, because so many children are so stubborn! Russell Hoban does an impeccable job of "tricking" children into thinking that they are c...more
Bread and Jam For Frances personifies a young female badger as a fussy eater who loves bread and jam. The illustrations in this book are very soft employing pastel colors, soft edges and shading. The story itself is extremely realistic, as many children have refused to try new foods at one point in time. This book can help teach children the importance of variety and trying new things as even their most beloved treat can become stale and boring. While I thing the moral of the story is a good one...more
Russell Hoban, Bread and Jam for Frances (Harper Collins, 1964)
The badger is one of the world's most noble creatures. Somehow, when they get rendered in picture books, they always end up desperately cute. Never has this been truer than in Russell Hoban's Frances books. While my only brush with Hoban's writing for older folks was less than auspicious, the Frances books are never less than a joy. In this one, Frances refuses to eat anything but bread and jam, no matter what her parents give her to...more
The badger is one of the world's most noble creatures. Somehow, when they get rendered in picture books, they always end up desperately cute. Never has this been truer than in Russell Hoban's Frances books. While my only brush with Hoban's writing for older folks was less than auspicious, the Frances books are never less than a joy. In this one, Frances refuses to eat anything but bread and jam, no matter what her parents give her to...more
Bread and Jam for Frances was one of my favorite books as a child...probably because I love food so much. Even reading this again today I got so hungry!
The basis of the story is a young girl named Frances who refuses to eat any food other than bread and jam. Her parents subtly teach her a lesson about diversifying her food choices and in the end she learns to appreciate all different types of food. The story is delightful with a couple of witty songs that would make this a real treat to read alo...more
The basis of the story is a young girl named Frances who refuses to eat any food other than bread and jam. Her parents subtly teach her a lesson about diversifying her food choices and in the end she learns to appreciate all different types of food. The story is delightful with a couple of witty songs that would make this a real treat to read alo...more
An adorable young badger, Frances, only wants to eat bread and jam. The book tells the story of how Frances learns that there can be too much of a good thing, as her parents indulge her dietary whim. I remember, as a child, absolutely loving the detailed descriptions of the lunches a fellow student brings to school, and the lunch Frances finally brings once she moves past bread and jam. And something about the illustrations makes me incredibly happy (and it's not just the unbearable cuteness of...more
So glad my nephews and nieces are enjoying the badger my siblings and I grew up with!
What I am is tired of jam!
What I am is tired of jam!
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In grade three my mother made me lunch. For half of the year, she made me a peanut butter and *homemade, strawberry jam* sandwich, ev.er.y. day., because it was the only sandwich I would eat. I wanted nothing but jam. I would often surreptitiously stick my fingers in the jam jar and lick them off. Then I would surreptitiously wash my hands (I was forever washing my hands) and do it again. Lather, rinse, repeat. This syrup habit continued until I was caught. Red handed.
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"A hambone is sweet, but...more
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"A hambone is sweet, but...more
Cute book. Frances does not like to eat anything but bread and jam, and will not try any new food. She loves bread and jam! Her parents decide to teach her a lesson by only offering and giving her bread and jam so she would get tired of it, and want to try new things. I think the book offers a great way to think about trying new things and liking what you like as well. Children often times will not try new foods, and this story is a great way to promote not only trying new foods, but new things...more
This story is a classic! It is one of my favorites from childhood. The full-color art in the Frances books is beautiful. One of the things children will like about this story is that it can happen in real life and I'm sure many children can relate with Frances, the fussy eater. Frances turns up her nose at everything new. I remember being like this as a child, in fact, I'm still the same. As Frances points out in the story, "...I always know what I am getting, and I am always pleased." Bread and...more
This book is cute, especially if you have a picky eater on your hands! Russell Hoban does a great job with using describing words and lots of them! Children will love reading what Frances eats everyday and predicting what will come next (bread and jam of course!) All of the things that Frances says rhymes, which is always entertaining to children. The sneaky plan that Frances' mother creates to make Frances eat something other than bread and jam is so funny and will resinate with many parents.
Oh, so appropos! We read this tonight when we went out to dinner, while Andy was refusing to eat his macaroni because it was "too slimy." (IOW, it had too much cheese sauce and he didn't like the look of it.) Andy's favorite part was the song Frances sang to her unwanted egg at breakfast, and he thought the little song she sang to indicate she was tired of bread and jam was far too short. Personally, I like the lunch at the end, with the vase of violets and the lobster salad sandwich.
'I have a thermos bottle with cream of tomato soup,' she said. 'And a lobster-salad sandwich on thin slices of white bread. I have celery, carrot sticks, and black olives, and a little cardboard shaker of salt for the celery. And two plums and a tiny basket of cherries. And vanilla pudding with chocolate sprinkles and a spoon to eat it with.'
'That's a good lunch,' said Albert.
I always wanted a little cardboard shaker of salt in my lunch. One of my very favorite books!
'That's a good lunch,' said Albert.
I always wanted a little cardboard shaker of salt in my lunch. One of my very favorite books!
Oct 11, 2012
Margaret
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
early-readers,
harpertrophy,
harpercollins-childrens,
i-can-read,
level-2,
_f,
mp-kindergarten,
ar-0-5
We have also recently added the I Can Read! Level 2 edition of this book to our library shelves after a splurge on most of the Frances I Can Read! books by my preschooler's request. Though she is not yet reading on her own, Frances is a character she is requesting often. The sing song poems are in italics and the font text is very large.
Bread and Jam for Frances is definitely a title that I remember and I think for my own picky eater it is a fun one to read as the same thing can get old after a...more
Bread and Jam for Frances is definitely a title that I remember and I think for my own picky eater it is a fun one to read as the same thing can get old after a...more
Frances like most children, have that one meal/snack that they believe they can eat everyday. She loves bread and Jam. Frances does not want to try anything else all she want is her bread and jam. In this funny children's book children will hear/see how Frances goes from wanting Jam everyday to eating it for every meal. This book is amusing and entertaining with a moral lesson for young children.
Bread and Jam for Frances has a very good story to tell. This is a good read for children whom do not like to try new things. This story goes to show that it is important to try new things so you do not get sick of the same thing all the time. I recommend this book to parents who have children who always want the same thing before actually knowing if they would like anything else.
This was one of my favorite books as a child and then my children enjoyed reading as well. Hoban created a delightful children's story that was both entertaining and with a moral. I'm not sure I have ever used the word "delightful" before in a review but here it applies, yes this was delightful and a good story for children and a fine book for adults to read to children.
One of my all time favorite picture books, which I shared with my grandsons today.
Frances doesn't want to eat anything but bread and jam, but soon gets tired of it when that is all she is offered at mealtimes.
Mother and Father are wise parents.
Kids and adults alike appreciate the humor and the situations in this book.
Love it. High marks from the boys as well.
Frances doesn't want to eat anything but bread and jam, but soon gets tired of it when that is all she is offered at mealtimes.
Mother and Father are wise parents.
Kids and adults alike appreciate the humor and the situations in this book.
Love it. High marks from the boys as well.
Purchased the book with a tape out of a school book club sent home with my son twenty-five years ago. He loved it. I've put three children and multiple grandchildren to bed listening to Frances sing about what cutlets wear before they're breaded. Russell and Lilian Hoban have a lovely and reassuring understanding of a child's world view and how it all works out in the end
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