Written & Illustrated by
Krista Leann
Join Frances the fox on her food courage journey to find out if she can set aside the junk food for fruits and vegetables instead!
About the Author
I‘m Krista! Finicky Frances is my debut children’s picture book that I wrote and illustrated. I wrote this book based on my own experience growing up as a finicky eater. As an adult, I started doing “science experiments” to teach myself ways to enjoy the healthy foods rather than being afraid of them. Discovering that there were so many options to prepare certain things was exciting and eye-opening.
Finicky Frances came from my experiences, as well as my dream to illustrate a children’s book for other people to enjoy. I hope this story brings others as much joy (and a touch of laughter) to read as it brought me to create it.
REVIEWS
“As a speech therapist, I’ve been able to incorporate Finicky Frances while working with my speech kiddos who are focusing on articulating specific sounds, and with my younger kiddos for receptive and expressive language activities. It’s allowed the children to engage by talking about foods they may not be familiar with. We’ve even turned it into a taste-testing adventure where they are wanting to try foods that they were exposed to while reading this book. The illustrations are fun, and the storyline is wonderful. I cannot recommend this book enough to anyone with little kids to help them learn about healthy eating habits.”
- Christin B.
“What a great book! My granddaughter insists on having this book read to her multiple times a day. It's the first thing she wants to hear in the morning. Mom and dad are struggling with their own finicky eater. After reading Finicky Frances that problem disappeared. Coinsedence? OH I DON'T THINK SO!”
- Logan (Amazon Review)
“My four year old loves this book. She has been reading it over and over again non-stop for about two weeks now. It's cool to watch her connect the story to being bolder in trying healthy foods.”
- Kevin M. (Amazon Review)
Guest Interview on the Reading With Your Kids Podcast, November 2025
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