LoveReading Says
LoveReading Says
With attractive collage artwork that layers multi-textured illustrations and photographic images, Fransie Frandsen’s Do Babies Wear Pyjamas? showcases its creator’s background as an art psychotherapist.
Playful, surreal and child-centred, the wacky story journey revels in the wonder of wordplay and the joy of curiosity as Alexander asks Mummy whether babies wear pyjamas. When this leaves her perplexed and pondering the question all night, Alexander sets off on his own imaginative voyage to discover the answer.
Part of the Alexander‘s Questions series that sets out to enhance parent-toddler bonds and encourage listening and talking, this bright picture book answers a fun question in a fun and thought-provoking way, while also encouraging exploratory play.
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Do Babies wear pyjamas? Synopsis
Join Alexander in his colourful quest to find the answer to the question, Do Babies wear pyjamas? The series explores, in a fabulously fun and engaging way, the notion of parent-child communication.
Drawing on the writer and illustrator, Fransie Frandsen's experience as mother and art therapist, the books emphasise the importance of communication between parents and children.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780956828743 |
| Publication date: |
9th March 2023 |
| Author: |
Fransie Frandsen |
| Publisher: |
artfox.bookwolf an imprint of Whitefox Publishing Ltd |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
60 pages |
| Series: |
Alexander's Questions |
| Primary Genre |
Parenting
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Press Reviews
Fransie Frandsen Press Reviews
Praise for the series;
"A fresh approach to looking at figurative language through misconceptions and fun… A very enjoyable read." Reading Zone
"This book will doubtless keep both parent and child amused and entertained with its quirky originality." Female First
"It reads well and it looks beautiful too." BBC Radio
"Beautiful original picture book series." Talk Radio Europe
"Her work as an art psychotherapist has given her so much insight… it showcases all of Frandsen’s skills in her field." Lotus Writing Therapy
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About Fransie Frandsen
Fransie Frandsen is an author, fine artist and illustrator. She was born in South Africa and studied graphic design in South Africa, Denmark and the United Kingdom. She subsequently completed a post-graduate degree in Art Psychotherapy in the UK, where she worked as an art therapist for several years.
During this time, she worked with children and focused mainly on the communication, attachment and bonding between parents and their children, which is also the underlying theme in her children's books. Humour and curiosity are present throughout Fransie's practice as an artist and storyteller.
Exhibitions of her fine artwork are on display across Europe, with recent exhibitions in London, Genoa and Milan. Fransie currently lives with her family and The Barkingtons, a pair of rambunctious Westies, in Geneva, Switzerland, where her studio is located.
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