Franklin's Halloween [Paperback]

Paulette Bourgeois (Author), Brenda Clark (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Series: Franklin

The turtle hero of Franklin Goes to School dresses up as Frankenstein and goes to a Halloween party, where he participates in games, sees a parade of costumes, and goes into a haunted house.

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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. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (September 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590693301
• ISBN-13: 978-0590693301
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #913,037 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoy Any Time - a review of "Franklin's Halloween", December 31, 2007

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Pam Tee "Busy Mom" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Franklin's Halloween (Paperback)

This is a great Halloween book. My children -boy and girl-- both enjoy it, and they ask for it to be read at various times throughout the year. One of the things that draws them back to the book is the familiarity of all the classic activities Franklin and his buddies engage in. Everything from talk about what everyone wants to dress up as, to how many goodies they plan to acquire. In addition, even though my kids have never bobbed for apples, they enjoy hearing about it.

The other thing my children like about the book is that there are several 'mysteries' woven into the plot. The fact that they already know the answers doesn't seem to keep them from enjoying the story one bit.

Now, as a mom I happen to have my own preferences. In particular I like how the dilemma of Bear's untimely illness is solved. You see, he gets a bad cold and isn't able to attend the cool school party nor go out trick-or-treating. How Bear's friends come through for him is simply heart warming.

Four Stars ::: The usual nice Franklin artwork. Good Read-Aloud. The Accelerated Reading designation for "Franklin's Halloween" is 2.7, which means that it is generally suited for 2nd Graders in the 7th month of school.

Note on AR designation: The AR description is a general "guide" that rates books on a relative scale of difficulty. Children can certainly read at levels above or below their group range, so that this number should only be used as a aid to help choose books that are appropriate and not frustrating.

Pam T~

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Franklin Shows That Halloween Is Fun, Not Scary, August 27, 2002

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Terrie (Little Chute, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Franklin's Halloween (Paperback)

Franklin is a little cutie and he has lots of nice friends. They are all excited that Halloween is coming and they are making big plans. The bright colored, detailed illustrations of the quaint woodland world where they live are brimming with wholesome, good-natured fun. This is a good book for introducing Halloween to little ones so that they will not be unnerved by mysterious ghouls who'll come knocking on their doors on Halloween. It shows Franklin and friends getting their costumes ready for a party, painting, cutting and pasting decorations, bobbing for apples, playing a pumpkin toss game, and trick-or-treating in their neighborhood. They're a little spooked when they visit a make-believe haunted house but it turns out to be fun and they solve a mystery! They pool some of their goodies to deliver to their friend who is ill and can't go out trick-or-treating. It also shows little Franklin getting carried home in the arms of Daddy with Mommy walking along beside. It's heart-warming and has enough action to hold a little one's attention so they can become familiar with common Halloween disguises. It's easy to see from the pictures that Franklin is Franklinstein, Fox is clearly the mummy, Skunk is Dracula, and Goose is a wolf. Our friends dress up but we know it's still them underneath the make-up and masks. Franklin is a lot of fun at Halloween. Enjoy!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We Love Franklin, October 23, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Franklin's Halloween (Paperback)

We love Franklin books (and videos) My sons are 3years & 9 months. Every night we read at least one Franklin story. we'd read them all if it was up to them. I like the stories because they are interesting, yet quick. They like the colorful pictures, and now that he is older,the actual story that goes with them. He thinks about it, asks questions, & relates the topic to our day. This is a special favorite this time of year. When we get to the haunted house part, my 3 year old puts his fingers in his ears & squints from one eye & loves every minute of it.