Discover how one individual impacts her community economically and how YOU can too in this inspiring story about a farmer and her friends!

Farmer Fran's community depends on her. She collects the eggs, milks the cows, picks the vegetables, and delivers everything to her customers, keeping the neighborhood going! Then a storm hits, destroying the farm, and Farmer Fran has to lean on her neighbors in her time of need. The town creates a fundrasier for her and Farmer Fran learns the true value of community.

For fans of Richard Scarry, here is a gentle introduction to the concept of money and community, using heartwarming animal characters, from a New York Times bestselling illustrator.

Kelly Rice Schmitt is an author of STEAM children's literature. She holds a B.B.A. in Finance and Chinese from the University of Notre Dame and is an advocate for girls in STEM, business, and other fields with gender gaps. She can be found in North Carolina helping other entrepreneurs grow their businesses, writing for children and exploring, singing, and creating with her husband and young children.

Charles Santoso is the author-illustrator of Happy Hippo and has illustrated many books, including Ida, Always, and the New York Times bestsellers Wishtree and Odder books by Katherine Applegate. He moves around between different countries to live and work but calls Sydney, Australia home.