Fransie was born in Cape Town, South Africa and practised as an Art Psychotherapist in London. 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. Fransie was born in Cape Town, South Africa and practised as an Art Psychotherapist in London. 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.