Frances Bloom Picks a Family (Frances Bloom, #1)

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A hilariously cheeky new illustrated children's novel from the award-winning author of THE TRAVELLING BOOKSHOP and RABBIT, SOLDIER, ANGEL, THIEF

By Katrina Nannestad

Series: Frances Bloom and the Bear

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New series by award-winning author Katrina Nannestad with black-and-white illustrations. Frances finds her new family — a large bear and a garden gnome. When Frances Bloom posts her bossy parents in a large box to the South Sandwich Islands, her schoolteacher, Ms Thistle, declares that she... Read More

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Frances Bloom Picks a Family (Frances Bloom, #1)

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Frances Bloom Picks a Family (Frances Bloom, #1)

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New series by award-winning author Katrina Nannestad with black-and-white illustrations. Frances finds her new family — a large bear and a garden gnome.

When Frances Bloom posts her bossy parents in a large box to the South Sandwich Islands, her schoolteacher, Ms Thistle, declares that she cannot live alone. To avoid being sent away to Bleak Island Home for Unwanted Children and Dogs, Frances must choose a new family quick smart.

But as hard as Frances looks, she can find no-one who meets her high standards ... until she stumbles across a bear eating from the bins ... and spots a garden gnome fishing in the flowerbed.

Newly named Grandma Maude and Grandpa Harold will make the perfect family ... right?

Delight in the cheeky antics of eight-year-old Frances Bloom with multi-award-winning Australian author Katrina Nannestad.

Series: Frances Bloom and the Bear

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Frances Bloom Picks a Family (Frances Bloom, #1)

By Katrina Nannestad

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780733343971

Publisher: ABC Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 October 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: ABC Books

Contributors:

Illustrated by Marina Zlatanova

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 136g

Pages: 144

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Katrina Nannestad Series: Frances Bloom and the Bear Young Adult

About the Author

Katrina Nannestad is a multi-award-winning Australian author. Her books include the CBCA-shortlisted We Are Wolves, The Girl Who Brought Mischief, The Travelling Bookshop series, The Girl, the Dog and the Writer series, the Olive of Groves series, the Red Dirt Diaries series, the Lottie Perkins series, The Story Writer's Handbook: Adventures in Creative Writing, the historical novels Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief, Waiting for the Storks, Silver Linings and All the Beautiful Things, and the picture book, A Song for the King. Katrina grew up in country New South Wales in a neighbourhood stuffed full of happy children. Her adult years have been spent raising boys, teaching, daydreaming and pursuing her love of stories. Katrina celebrates family, friendship and belonging in her writing. She also loves creating stories that bring joy or hope to other people's lives. Katrina now lives on a hillside in central Victoria with her husband, a silly whippet called Olive and a mob of kangaroos. www.katrinanannestad.com