Pan y Mermelada Para Francisca

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

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?

Ramirose Ilene Attebury - Children's Literature

Just like many youngsters, Francisca is going through that phase where the only thing she will eat is her favorite food bread and jam. Although her parents and baby sister demonstrate their love of many foods, including eggs cooked in a variety of ways and veal cutlet turnovers, the only thing Francisca wants is bread and jam. Therefore, her mother begins to give her favorites to her without even asking if she'd like something else. Pretty soon Francisca has bread and jam at every meal, even in her school lunchbox. Only when she sees her family enjoying spaghetti and meatballs does Francisca realize there is more to life than bread and jam. Soon she decides that she likes to eat a variety of foods. This book offers a realistic tale with which many young students could identify. The illustrator has adorably depicted Francisca and her family as fuzzy, little black and white animals. Teachers could easily use this book as a story time treat or to encourage students to read on their own for fun. 2002 (orig. 1995), HarperCollins Publishers,

Russell Hoban is the author of 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. He lives in London, England.