jcpdiesel21's review against another edition
5.0
Occasionally gets a little wordy, but otherwise delivers a pitch-perfect lesson for picky eaters that still holds up.
b_shiara's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
sweetsxrrxw's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
i decided to read this after seeing a tweet with the back cover. this was my first time reading it and, while i know it is meant for kids who are picky eaters, i always think it's fun to have your own reinterpretation of the story once you grow up.
ps: im giving it 4 stars because english is not my first language and, honestly, there were some food words i couldn't understand lmao.
ps: im giving it 4 stars because english is not my first language and, honestly, there were some food words i couldn't understand lmao.
mrsbond's review against another edition
3.0
Frances gets what she wants the most: bread and jam for every meal. It doesn't take long for her to realize that trying other foods might not be such bad thing after all.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
3.0
Its a fine book. And though it hits its moral pretty hard, its not a bad one. But frankly it's just a little bit boring. And neither the writing nor art rescue it from being boring. As a book encouraging a child to read as well as to eat, as well as a parent to read (over and over), it just has to do more.
rakishabpl's review against another edition
5.0
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 rye, black olives, hard boiled eggs with a dash of salt, spaghetti and meatballs, milk with jam and bread. I don't know what came first, loving the book then the food or loving the food and then the book. This book still makes me smile and I'm sure every child will relate to Frances' dilemma.
lilmatt050's review against another edition
3.0
I chose this book because EW magazine aka MY FAVORITE MAGAZINE has selected this book as 50 books children need to read and decided to read it! Overall it was rather dull and not surprising.
This is about Frances who only wants to eat bread and jam. So her parents used pretty much reverse psychology to make her eat regular food. Even if I was little and reading this I would not have been captivated by this story.
This is about Frances who only wants to eat bread and jam. So her parents used pretty much reverse psychology to make her eat regular food. Even if I was little and reading this I would not have been captivated by this story.
sean67's review against another edition
3.0
Third book in the Frances series sees Frances only want to eat bread and jam and not want to try any other food, but soon get bored of her diet.
Interesting way of parental approach to food, instead of making her eat other food, they let her get bored with the one food.
Is this the right approach?
I'm sure smarter people than me have debated it, but it would be interesting to hear the different view points.
Regardless of what they think, it is still an enjoyable read, and does teach some lessons from life.
Interesting way of parental approach to food, instead of making her eat other food, they let her get bored with the one food.
Is this the right approach?
I'm sure smarter people than me have debated it, but it would be interesting to hear the different view points.
Regardless of what they think, it is still an enjoyable read, and does teach some lessons from life.
narflet's review against another edition
4.0
Special books from my childhood. Picked this up to read again while at my parents one weekend.
boureemusique's review against another edition
5.0
It's full of songs I can sing and foods that make me hungry in a happy sort of way. This book is a classic.