Franklins Halloween (Classic Franklin Stories)

Franklin is every young child's friend. Children instantly connect with the little turtle's sense of adventure and enjoy seeing him work through familiar dilemmas-fear of the dark Remember Me on This Computer. Need help signing in? We Help Books Succeed. Contact Get Help About Blog. Pub Date 27 Sep This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived. The story follows Franklin as he discusses Halloween plans with his friends in school, decides on a costume at home, goes to a Halloween party, braves a haunted house, and experiences an actual GHOST-- or does he?

There's a bit of mystery and suspense that i "Franklin's Halloween," by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark, is a heavily illustrated story about Franklin and his friends and their Halloween party. There's a bit of mystery and suspense that is quickly resolved, and the story closes with an act of kindness. We see him considering what costume he should wear, he wants to win a prize in the costume contest and he doesn't want to duplicate what his friends are wearing.

Once at the party, he tries to guess which of the costumed party-goers are his friends. There's a brief little mystery about Bear and a ghost costume, older children and adults will figure it out quickly. The story is simple and cute, not very co "Franklin's Halloween" talks about a Halloween party that Franklin attends with his friends. The story is simple and cute, not very complex, but most young kids will be able to relate to it. The art is clean lined, simple, bright, with just enough detail for younger readers.

Older toddlers and preschoolers will likely enjoy this story.

Join Kobo & start eReading today

Sep 29, A. Franklin is a sweet little turtle, and his adventures are fun and innocent. Even on spooky Halloween night, things never get too scary. Oct 07, Kristy McRae rated it liked it. We love the Franklin books, and there's always a nice message about being kind, having good manners, etc. Decent and kids will sit for the length of it. Oct 02, Cindy rated it it was amazing Shelves: Copyright , this is a Scholastic book.

A popular read with my kids. Oct 31, Heather rated it liked it. Do they always say that? I remember his friends! It took him more than an hour to make his costume. An hour is no time! It would take longer than that! The black nails and wrist stiches gave it away! Obviously it was Frankenstein! I love the illustration of the town. The town hall looks so quant with the lights.

For that to be a category, there would have to be a quite a few green costumes there.

What is Kobo Super Points?

So they had to figure it out. It was weird how that jack-o-lantern had a carrot nose. They found the feather, which connected it to Owl, but I wish they had actually seen him. How bizarre to end on that note. What does it even mean? Cute story of Halloween, and teaching kids to think of their friends. Also a little mystery and excitement in there. I wish it had ended better though. 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 they think. I know what I like in a children's story: 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 ot My son came home from school sick today. I asked him if other kids would like this book and he said "yes. 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 I thought this book was really cute. 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. I definitely recommend this book to sit and cuddle with your favorite trick-or-treater. Oct 19, Lisa Bookworm Lisa rated it really liked it Shelves: I definitely recommend this book to sit and cuddle with your favorite trick-or-treater Feb 02, JG rated it really liked it.

I think this is a good because it tells mysteries and it gives detail the story and my favorite characters are Franklin and beaver and my least favorite is rabbit and Mr. Oct 19, Mrs Mommy Booknerd http: 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 Before I became a mother I did not know who Franklin was. 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. Apr 30, Teddie Trombley rated it really liked it Shelves: Franklin books used to be my all time favorite books when I was little. This book is about Franklin the turtle that loves Halloween and is so excited for the annual Halloween party, which has bobbing for apples, a costume contest, carnival games, and a haunted house.

Franklin was so excited but the only problem was that he could not figure out what to dress up as. He tried on everything that was in his dress up trunk but could not find a single thing to wear. Franklin started thinking and then a Franklin books used to be my all time favorite books when I was little.

Franklin started thinking and then all of a sudden he got a great idea and he decided to be Frankenstein. Everybody loved Franklin's Halloween costume and thought it was so clever. This book shows how much fun holidays can be and also shows how important friends are. Oct 20, Emily Garrison rated it it was amazing.

Peter Pan Read-Along Storybook.

• Beyond Workers Comp: A Human Resources Guide to Building Safety into Your Organization?
• Franklin Classic Storybooks;
• Follow the Author?

Curious George Goes Camping Read-aloud. Milly, Molly and the Bike Ride.

Born To Be Wild. Curious George Goes to a Chocolate Factory.

Tinker Bell Read-Along Storybook. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Lady and the Tramp: Lady and the Tramp. Curious George at the Beach. World of Reading Doc McStuffins: Forty Bedtime Stories Fully Illustrated. Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Scaredy Squirrel Has a Birthday Party. Steam Train, Dream Train.

Franklin's Halloween by Paulette Bourgeois

The Best School Day Ever. City of Heavenly Fire. Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye. City of Lost Souls.