Hoban, Russell

"Jam on toast," sings Frances about the food she likes most--until she has it for the sixth meal in two days.

"Jam on toast," sings Frances about the food she likes most--until she has it for the sixth meal in two days.

"Jam on toast," sings Frances about the food she likes most--until she has it for the sixth meal in two days.

Washed up on the beach during a storm, the sea-thing child clings fearfully to the shore until he discovers his true destiny.

Harvey thinks his big sister is mean and rotten; she thinks he is stupid and no-good. As a result, they both spend some lonely hours refusing to play with each other.

Sister Brute has no one to love until she makes a stone doll and finds an ugly dog.

"Jam on toast," sings Frances about the food she likes most--until she has it for the sixth meal in two days.