First There Was Frances

by Bob Graham

Frances lives alone in plenty of space at the edge of the city, but is joined, one at a time, by so many other people and animals that they all move to the country.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.

An Australian children's author and illustrator. His books include Max, which won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Award, Jethro Byrd, Fairy Child, which won the Kate Greenaway Medal, and "Let's Get A Pup!" Said Kate which won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award

Reviews

[Deb · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bizarre little story of growing a family (animals and all). Very 70s feel.