Fran's Flower - Tapa blanda

'The short narrative explains the patience needed to grow things - a difficult concept for childen - while the glorious illustrations celebrate the natural world' Junior GROW FLOWER GROW! Fran has found a flowerpot and, with her dog Fred, is determined to make whatever is inside it grow. So she decides to give the flower all her favourite foods - spaghetti, ice-cream, pizza - and needless to say none of these work - so Fran throws the flowerpot outside in disgust. Until one day, after some sun and some rain Fran and Fred go outside to a wonderful surprise!

The Author: Lisa Bruce is an established author of both picture books and fiction for children, including PIX AND PAX, a young fiction series based on phonic reading, to be published by Bloomsbury in May and June 1999. She has worked as a librarian so is very aware of what children want, and was the co-founder of OKUK Books, the biggest UK internet children's website for selling books. The Illustrator: This is Rosalind Beardshaw's first picture book. Rosalind lives in SaffronWaldon, Essex.