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Franklin's Halloween

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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~

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!

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.

This time of year (October) kids are always craving scary stories. Actually many kids always crave scary stories. In Franklin's Halloween there is just enough scariness to please the young ones especially if read aloud with a scary tone.
Franklin books have been around for awhile and honestly I have't read one in quite sometime. So I was pleasantly surprised to find this book timeless and quite pleasing. Not only is it a Halloween story it also shows how nice friends can be to each other.
Recommended for pre-schoolers and up today, tomorrow, and always. Read as an ebook courtesy of Open Road via Netgalley.

Franklin is such a cute character. It's fun to guess the costume he'll make and try to figure out who is in each of the costumes. Most of all, we enjoyed the ghost story!

This is suitable for all ages and shouldn't be a problem for Christians who don't 'do' Halloween.

** This book was loaned to me for my honest review.

My son came home from school sick today. I thought he might like to cuddle up with mom and read a story. That always seems to help a little.

We read Franklin's Halloween. I had downloaded it from netgalley and wanted to read it with my eight year old. I love to see what children think. I know what I like in a children's story: great pictures, humor, a lesson, phonetics....etc. Kids mostly want a good story and to see the pictures. I asked him what he thought and he said it was good. I asked him if other kids would like this book and he said "yes." Ok, no elaboration here, but what can I expect? He's laying in his bed with a bowl close by. He did say that his favorite part was they mysterious ghost.

My thoughts are that this book is really cute. I love Franklin. The stories are always well illustrated and have a solid plot. Franklin's dilemma was what to be for Halloween. The fun part was when there was a mystery concerning a ghost. At the end everyone is happy and had a great Halloween. Cute and sweet book that has all of the key elements of a good story. Not too scarey for little ones either.

I definitely recommend this book to sit and cuddle with your favorite trick-or-treater.

Before I became a mother I did not know who Franklin was. But now with two young boys in my house we are all well aware of Franklin and all the shenanigans he and his animal friends get into. We love him and all his pals. The lessons that these book teach are ones that my children and I can relate to.

As a teacher of preschool aged children I find that the influence that literature has on the children to be great. One must be selective what literature children get exposed to because it can make the difference between a child becoming a lifelong reader and one that is not. I base entire lesson plans around one great book. Franklin books draw children in my classroom into the story. The stories have unique characters with distinct personalities. There is always a lesson to be learned and a topic worth discussing. I am a huge fan of the Franklin series.

In Franklin's Halloween, Franklin gets to dress up with his friends and attend a party. They get to engage in all the fun party game and even go to a haunted house. It is a great Halloween story.

We are big fans of Franklin in our house. My two year old son seems to enjoy all the Franklin books we have tried so far. I like that Franklin's Halloween has a little bit of a suspense to it but it also reveals that the ghost wasn't really a ghost. I also like that the friends decide to share their treats at the end of the night with Bear who was sick and could not make the party.

This was not available in paperback but I like the hardback version better and may switch to those if they are available.

This is a great Halloween story for the Kindergarten set! It's just scary enough - but not too scary. My son loved it. I actually think it's a very good story and the illustrations, as usual, are great. This would make a good gift, too.

Franklin and his friends are into Halloween in this story. As one reviewer so well put it, this story is a good reminder just how much fun Halloween was when we were kids (in my case, that was near sixty years ago and the times were much simpler). Again, as with all the Franklin books, we have messages, good messages, stuck here and there throughout the story. Like the other Franklin books, the illustrations in this one are of the same excellent quality. The more you look a them, the more you find which allows a lot of fun, in particular with the younger kids. I love this series and do recommend this one like all the rest.