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Fran's Flower
One day Fran found a flowerpot filled with soil. "I will grow this flower," Fran said. "Grow flower." But the tips stayed tiny. Fran is determined to get her flower bud to grow. But what do you feed a fussy flower? Fran figures that the flower will flourish on her own favorite foods--pizza, spaghetti, even strawberry ice cream! But the stubborn bud refuses to bloom. Finally, Fran discovers that a meal fit for a girl isn't necessarily a meal fit for a flower. Just when she gets fed up, Mother Nature steps in with a smorgasborg of sunshine and rain...Won't Fran be surprised!
32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1999
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November 30, 2022
A little girl is frustrated that her potted plant won't grow no matter how much pizza and her other favorite foods she tries to feed it. When she throws a fit and tosses it outside, the sun and rain bring forth the flower she desired.
A clever and fun way to be educational.
A clever and fun way to be educational.
June 21, 2021
one day Fran found a flowerpot, and she said :
"I will grow this flower"🌹
She took it home, and said to it :grow flower, but the flower stayed tiny,
she think the flower is hungry, so she gave the flower Pizza,
Cheeseburger, Spaghetti, Chocolate ship cookies and Strawberry ice-cream
but the flower didn't grow, and stayed tiny, so Fran threw it out the back door,
And one day the rain fell on it
and the sun shone on it
and grow
and grow.
and Fran knew that all a flower needed to grow was water, air and sun...
A beautiful book and a sweet story that teaches children what plants need to grow with bright and shiny illustrations that befitting blooming and flowers.
loved it,
But you know, Fran, we also need water, air and sun to grow and bloom like flowers,
we are like flowers~💜🌹💜
20.06.2021
"I will grow this flower"🌹
She took it home, and said to it :grow flower, but the flower stayed tiny,
she think the flower is hungry, so she gave the flower Pizza,
Cheeseburger, Spaghetti, Chocolate ship cookies and Strawberry ice-cream
but the flower didn't grow, and stayed tiny, so Fran threw it out the back door,
And one day the rain fell on it
and the sun shone on it
and grow
and grow.
and Fran knew that all a flower needed to grow was water, air and sun...
A beautiful book and a sweet story that teaches children what plants need to grow with bright and shiny illustrations that befitting blooming and flowers.
loved it,
But you know, Fran, we also need water, air and sun to grow and bloom like flowers,
we are like flowers~💜🌹💜
20.06.2021
July 12, 2019
I really like this book. It is silly and simple and the illustrations are bright. I read this book with groups of two-year olds and their caregivers. The story was perhaps more than most of them could understand, but it still held their interest. I used it as an introduction to a storytime about flowers, and this book introduced the things that flowers need.
May 16, 2018
Such an adorable book! I loved this book as a child and will love to read this to any children I encounter in my life. It's so creative, colorful and fun for both the adult and the child.
One of my favorites and I am glad my family read it to me.
One of my favorites and I am glad my family read it to me.
July 13, 2019
I like this book because it tells us to be very very patient. And it tells you how flowers grow. I also like this book because it is very funny because the girl just says, grow flower!!! I give this book four stars.
October 30, 2019
This book was cute! It would be a great book to read to students for a science lesson over plants. The little girl thinks that giving the plant real food will make it grow, but doesn't realize the plant needs sunlight and water. She puts it outside and gets amazing results!
May 17, 2022
Fun little book about how a flowers grows - This would make a fun spring /summer activity book giving the listeners some seeds afterwards if early enough...or a little starter flower as in the book.
Little learners can find out just what is right and not so right for a flower to grow.
Little learners can find out just what is right and not so right for a flower to grow.
April 18, 2023
Though this story has been around for many years now, it is one of my favorites to use in class and in story time. I have even made a flannel board felt set to use with it and the kids always love the humor.
March 25, 2018
Cute book the kids enjoyed it.
April 17, 2019
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April 23, 2025Library story time today
December 4, 2019
Genre: Fiction- picture book
Awards:
Audience: 4-8 years old
A. This book has very few words on a page and the illustrations add to the story to make it more entertaining!
B. The texture of the illustrations really gives much more dimension and makes the illustrations much more interesting. The illustrations help the story come alive and help guide the story.
C. I would use this book to help students understand what growing a flower entails and all the steps you should and shouldn't take to grow a flower.
D. What was one thing that Fran fed her flower? a slice of pizza
Awards:
Audience: 4-8 years old
A. This book has very few words on a page and the illustrations add to the story to make it more entertaining!
B. The texture of the illustrations really gives much more dimension and makes the illustrations much more interesting. The illustrations help the story come alive and help guide the story.
C. I would use this book to help students understand what growing a flower entails and all the steps you should and shouldn't take to grow a flower.
D. What was one thing that Fran fed her flower? a slice of pizza
April 20, 2012
So colorful and bright!...Fran's Flower is a silly story about Fran and her desire to nurture a tiny seedling into a flower. She expects that her favorite foods (pizza, ice cream, etc.) will be just what the plants needs to grow. Of course, kids will know that this is crazy, but it is a great interactive picture book that will have the kids shaking their heads. After Fran throws the plant outside, it gets all the things it needs...rain, sunshine.
Used for "Flowers!" Story Time: April, 2012.
Used for "Flowers!" Story Time: April, 2012.
February 26, 2014
GROW FLOWER GROW! is the kind of happy, silly book that screams Springtime to me. Fran, with the help of her dog Fred, decide to grow a flower. After planting it, she offers it every kind of food, from pizza to dog bones, she can think of to help it grow. Nothing works, so she throws it outside where, of course, with the sunshine and rain it surprises her by growing. Little ones will delight at Fran's goofy ideas and the brightly colored illustrations.
August 10, 2016
Fran finds a sprout of a plant. When it doesn't grow, she gives it some of her favorite foods. Of course, they does nothing for the sprout. Feeling frustrated, she throws the plant outside where it receives just what it needs, sunshine and rain. One day, Fran walks out to a grand surprise- a beautiful flower.
O.k. very basic text. Not much detail. Don't purchase.
O.k. very basic text. Not much detail. Don't purchase.
February 12, 2008
This book is now in print under the title Grow Flower, Grow.
The story of a girl who feeds her seedling pizza, ice cream, etc and gets frustrated, so she throws it outside when it won't grow.
There the flower gets everything it needs... and grows.
The story of a girl who feeds her seedling pizza, ice cream, etc and gets frustrated, so she throws it outside when it won't grow.
There the flower gets everything it needs... and grows.
March 10, 2011
This book teaches students about growing plants in a very student-friendly way. It explains to students that although plants need the same things that humans need to grow, they require i in a different way.
March 10, 2011
A story about a girl named Fran who tried to grow a plant. She fed the plant with food and it did not grow. She placed it oitside in the rain and sun. Finally the plant growed. Appropriate grade level 1st-3rd grade. A great book to read when teaching about flowers and what it needs to grow.
April 11, 2011
The illustrations in this story will have you engaged from the very first page all the way to the last! I would use this book before having students plant their own seeds or flowers. The book discusses the process of how to make a plant grow. I would use this for first grade or kindergarten!
March 18, 2016
Fran finds a tiny seedling popping out of a pot and takes it home to grown. She feeds it all her favorite foods: cheeseburger, pizza, spaghetti but it just won't grow. She throws it outside and it gets rained on and suddenly it starts to grow. I wished the pictures were sharper.
January 23, 2009
A fun summer or spring read with young children! The perfect book to then take and plant a seed after reading!
July 20, 2009
An always-a-hit at storytime with the three to five year old set.
July 16, 2010
My daughter picked this book for our reading day.
April 7, 2011
Book that would be great to use for a science lesson on what plants need to grow. Good for grades k-1st.
February 12, 2012
Funny book about how Fran gets her flower to grow!
August 16, 2012
Bright and silly--I think it would be fun for both preschoolers (who will know Fran is screwed up) and for toddlers (for whom this might be a fun introduction to what plants need).
April 14, 2013
Great book that really engages the young mind. I read this last week to two groups of preschoolers and both loved it, laughing out loud at the little girl who tries to feed a sprout some pizza.
September 4, 2013
Good for 3 yr old Storytime
October 7, 2013
I really enjoyed this book. I think it would be a great book for science integration. You could use it to teach students how to care for plants.
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