Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1305624 in Books
• Published on: 1966
• Binding: Unknown Binding

Customer Reviews

This book teaches children to use their imaginations!
This children's book teaches children (and adults) to use their imaginations to create their own fun and avoid boredom. Frances's parent teaches him to carry a stone around in his pocket so that when he is bored with "nothing to do," he can rub the stone and concentrate until he has an idea of something fun to do. Frances finds that this idea works for him and teaches the technique to his little sister.

In these days of constant stimulation via video games, television, music, and other media, children still find themselves "bored." This book reminds them that their imaginations are the best tools for life. It also teaches them self-reliance--rather than dependence upon adults for solutions to their problems.

I became acquainted with this book in 1969 after discovering it in one of my sisters' rooms. I read it and presented the story to my high school speech class for a grade. It was quite a hit with my classmates and I received an A on my speech. It's well worth reading, if you can find it, and deserves a reprint for this generation of "bored" children and adults.

Charming, but not a Frances book
After reading the first review I thought I had found an elusive and obscure Frances book. The story and illustrations are sincere and timeless, but this is the tale of Walter and Charlotte possum, NOT sweet Frances badger!