We have been reading the Francis books by Russell Hoban. It all began with A Baby Sister for Francis which we received as a gift from Ashli Moore about four years ago when Luke was bitty and Paul was bittier. Although it was popular at the time, the subtleties of Francis have really started to catch on lately. We were delighted to learn that our library has the entire collection.
In the past week we have enjoyed Best Friends for Francis, A Bargain for Francis, and my personal favorite Bread and Jam for Francis. Each features our heroine singing her way through many of life's trials and tribulations, an attribute with which our entire family resonates.
While doing the grocery shopping today, I simply could not resist the urge to give the boys a special "literary" treat. In A Baby Sister for Francis, Francis runs away from home. She doesn't run far, as she deems the spot underneath the dining room table the most suitable place to which one could run away. With her she takes five chocolate sandwich cookies and a box of prunes.
After rest time today, we had special family Francis Time. The adults declined to sit under the table, but did enjoy a few of the chocolate sandwich cookies...Luke is the only one who ate prunes. He loves them! :-) Here are the pics.
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| Luke took time to smile for the camera. Paul was all business with the chocolate sandwich cookies. |
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| Luke eats his prunes with a fork, thereby preventing sticky fingers. Yep. |
