New Releases by Sharon Jennings

Franklin and Bear whip up their own soapbox car and get set to win the big race. But on race day the friends realize that they should have gotten some help building the car. This Level 2 first reader contains longer stories, varied sentences, increased vocabulary, more difficult visual clues and some repetition.

After being injured in a skateboarding accident on the street, Pat fights for a neighbourhood skateboarding park.

In this Level 2 first reader, kids will enjoy reading about Franklin''s cure for the hiccups.

An older boy dares Sam and Simon to meet him and his friends inside the graveyard on Halloween night.

Franklin is invited to a Migration Eve party Goose is hosting.

When Franklin reads about a Pond Phantom, he decides he has to see for himself.

When Franklin barters away a tin flute, which is a family heirloom, his father comes to the rescue.

Curl up with this endearing, reassuring story about a bearcub learning life lessons from his mother.

Sam and Simon find themselves in more trouble than they can handle when they decide to investigate a fancy car they spot driving around their school.

Franklin has to decide what to do with his large pumpkin for the Fall Fair.

In this Franklin TV Storybook, Franklin learns he can''t choose his own nickname.

Où est passé la balle de base-ball de ses amis ? Et la sac à main de maman ? Franklin se lance à leur recherche, tout comme un grand détective...

Franklin wins a contest with his five-hour thinking ability.

Franklin gets a substitute teacher.

It''s bedtime. This little boy is ready to climb the stairs and say goodnight. But Father isn''t ready at all. He''s afraid of monsters; he doesn''t want to be left alone downstairs. This brave lad knows how to handle father. He''ll patiently lead his parent through the bedtime routine. Naturally the boy won''t mind looking in the closet, behind the drapes and everywhere in between if it will make his anxious father feel better. The boy will cheerfully hop into bed for a bedtime story. And he''ll say, after a final hug, "I''ll hear you if you need me in the night." Father should feel much better now. But what''s going to happen when he has to go downstairs alone? Maybe there are monsters in the house after all. But can you guess what they are really after? A reassuring story for confident children and timid parents everywhere. This delightful twist on a common fear will have young ones chortling as they recognize some of the best techniques for stalling parents at bedtime. Popular author Sharon Jennings gives the boy the parental role as she gently pokes fun at the child-like dad. And illustrator Ruth Ohi creates a monster duo far more interested in having fun and stealing cookies than scaring anyone. The team responsible for the Blue Spruce Award-winner, The Bye-Bye Pie, has created a warm and cozy story that will fill youngsters with confidence night after night.

When Franklin''s favorite magazine sponsors a contest to see who can do the same thing for five solid hours, Franklin wants to compete along with his friends, but he cannot think of anything he can do for that long.

Sam and Simon, charter members of the Bat Club, start a successful new business, turning compost into liquid fertilizer. But when the profits are stolen, the friends figure out that their crazy neighbor, Mrs. Hook, has lifted the loot! Now the Bats must think up a plan to catch their thief red-handed and become local heroes.

Because Franklin has only half the money he needs to buy the Super-Duper Spy Kit of his dreams, his father agrees to give him the rest of the money if he will paint the fence.

Otter''s visit has Franklin a bit perplexed.

"Oh no! Franklin told his friends he can disappear! Will he really do it" Cf. Our choice, 2003.

Franklin va con sus compañeros de colegio de visita al museo. Castorcita dice que en el museo hay dinosaurios, lo cual asusta un poco a Franklin, pues cree que realmente va a estar cara a cara con uno de ellos. Este libro les muestra a los niños que esos sentimientos de miedo que los asaltan son naturales, que no son los únicos que los han vivido y que no deben sentir vergüenza por ellos. Tomado de: https://bit.ly/2oFvHl4.

A mother and daughter show a loving, trusting relationship during a days activity.