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Bread and Jam for Frances

by Russell Hoban

A little badger with a menu of one

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A little badger with a menu of one

Frances knows exactly what she wants to eat: bread and jam, again and again. Her refusal of eggs, a chicken-salad sandwich, and veal cutlets turns an ordinary family mealtime into the comic problem at the heart of the story. As her parents consider how to respond, the book centers on a familiar childhood tension: strong preferences meeting the variety adults hope to serve. Frances’s emphatic jam song adds a playful refrain to the food-focused tale.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • A good match for children ages 4–8.
  • For families sharing stories about picky eating and mealtime preferences.
  • Suited to young readers who enjoy humorous animal characters and food-centered stories.

Themes

Picky eatingFamily mealtimesChildhood preferencesHumor

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Book overview

The classic funny 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!"

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