Franklin's Christmas Gift [Hardcover]

Paulette Bourgeois (Author), Brenda Clark (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Series: Franklin

In this Franklin Classic Storybook, Franklin can't decide what to donate to his school's Christmas toy drive. At first, all of his toys seem too special to give away, then nothing seems special enough. With some inspiration from his Great Aunt Harriet, Franklin finally comes up with the perfect gift.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Paulette Bourgeois is the author of more than 40 books for children, including the In My Neighborhood series and Oma?s Quilt. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Brenda Clark is best known as the illustrator of the original Franklin the Turtle series written by Paulette Bourgeois. Other popular titles she has illustrated include Sadie and the Snowman, Big Sarah's Little Boots, and the award winning, Little Fingerling. Brenda lives in Port Hope, Ontario.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Kids Can Press (June 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550744666
• ISBN-13: 978-1550744668
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 7.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,143,483 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Franklin's Christmas Gift, December 14, 1999

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Allison McGlinchey (Cohasset. MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Franklin's Christmas Gift (Hardcover)

As a mother of three small children, I love all of the Franklin series books. This book was particularly poignant at this time of year when children get focussed on the recieving part of their holidays. It lead us into a discussion about giving and how that can feel just as wonderful as getting. After that, my children were actually eager to participate in donating toys to our local church.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Charming Franklin Christmas Story, February 10, 2006

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George Buttner "Agent0042" (Dayton, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Franklin's Christmas Gift (Paperback)

In "Franklin's Christmas Gift," Mr. Owl tells Franklin and his classmates that they should pick out a toy to donate to the school toy drive. Franklin gets home, but can't seem to find anything he wants to give away except an old, rusty truck. But when he starts to see what everyone else is bringing and learns how important it is, he reconsiders.

Another great "Franklin" story about sharing what you have to make others happy. Featuring the same sort of warm illustrations as other books in this series and a neat character --- Franklin's Great Aunt Harriet.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Lesson for Kids, January 26, 2012

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Bookworm Lisa "Lisa loves to read!" (Springville, Ut USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Franklin's Christmas Gift (Paperback)

This is a wonderful Christmas story. I love how Franklin faces a dilemma. He needs to pick out one of his precious toys to give to another child for Christmas. His class is taking donations for less fortunate children.

Franklin learns a lesson on charity and not being selfish.