Franklin Is Lost

Franklin the Turtle

by Paulette Bourgeois, Brenda Clark (Illustrator)

In this Franklin Classic Storybook, Franklin's mother tells him never to go into the woods. But one day Franklin is playing hide-and-seek with his friends and forgets what his mother has told him. Franklin is frightened when he realizes he's lost, but he knows just what to do -- stay in his shell and wait to be found. A dramatic story with a happy ending.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals, Fiction, Family, Friendship, Classics

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Bourgeois graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational therapy from the University of Western Ontario in 1974. She was a psychiatric occupational therapist for three years before deciding to focus on her writing. She studied journalism at Carlton University then worked as a reporter for the Ottawa Citizen and CBC Television. She became a freelance journalist in Washington, D.C. contributing pieces to Chatelaine, Canadian Living, Reader's Digest and Maclean's. She returned to Toronto in 1983.

In 2003, she became a Member of the Order of Canada and in 2007, she received an Honourary Doctor of Laws from her alma mater, the University of Western Ontario.

Reviews

[Jasmine from How Useful It Is · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read for my toddler's bedtime. Franklin was asked by his parents to stay away from the woods. But while he played hide and seek with his friends, he went into the woods without knowing and got lost.

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[Marieta]

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[C. (Comment, never msg). · Rating 5 out of 5]

Authoress Paulette Bourgeois is from Winnipeg. Brenda Clark is from Toronto. In 2007, she created a sweet shooting star series. They dreamed up “Franklin” in 1986, a precious juvenile turtle and his family. I easily gave five stars to all my books by them that I have so far. I gave hearty four stars to one authored by Sharon Jennings, who seemed to take over a lot of story writing from Paulette since 2002.

Any title with the word “lost”, like our beloved turtle’s 1992 story, is emotionally hard. Even though he is well schooled in his parents’ warning not to meander off of the path into the forest, he unintentionally detours into it while navigating a challenging game of hide & seek with friends. No one, no person or animal, wants to be lost and no parent, guardian, family member, or friend can stand not knowing where their loved-one is for an instant. One of our beloved cats, who thankfully has a tattoo, has been missing a long time. Not one prayer in five years has failed to ask for his return home to us, soon. Offering to help animals you do not know and to return them, is enormously important.

Thankfully, the young group for whom “Franklin Is Lost” is written, resolves the situation in a few minutes. Those several pages of the dear little turtle’s sojourn eased my emotions with hopeful turns. Turtles have hard, protective shells into which they can hide until the morning. “The Incredible Journey” equally reassured us of the resilience, stealth, and resourcefulness of felines. They can hide, eat, drink, and travel very well until they are home with us again. The relief of Franklin’s parents and himself, asleep as usual with his teddy bear, is a dear sight for us to see.

[Lorellie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Here we have some quality cottagecore for Tots. The art is really beautiful, the story well-written.

[Joan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Franklin the Turtle can slide down riverbanks, count forward and backward, zip zippers, and button buttons. He can visit Bear’s house all by himself. But Franklin knows the rules and not venturing into the woods alone is one of the most important ones.

One day, he goes to Bear’s house where he joins Fox and Bear in a game of hide-and-seek. But where was Fox hiding? And where has Franklin gone to search for his friend?

This delightful addition to the Franklin catalogue will keep young readers enthralled as the story spins out and Franklin learns a very important lesson.

Recommended.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is about a turtle who is told not to go into the woods, but he accidentally does while playing hide and seek with his friends. He becomes lost and has some terrifying moments when he hears strange sounds. His parents grow increasingly worried about him, after they ask all his friends where he is and no one knows. I think this book is appropriate for a slightly older pre-schooler but might be too scary for a 3 year old. It sends a strong message that children should listen to their parents because they care about them.

[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Franklin is Lost has an important lesson for young children. When Franklin is playing hide-and-seek with his friends he forgets he is not suppose to go into the woods alone and becomes lost. It is important for children to listen to parents and avoid dangerous situations. I've used this book many times to teach this lesson to children.

I kept Franklin is Lost in my classsroom library.

[Myriale · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Franklin is lost" is a great book to introduce the topic of listening to your parents and teachers. Franklin decided to disobey his parents request and ended up getting lost in the woods. By the end of the book Franklin learned that listening to your parents is very important. The Franklin series teaches very valuable lessons to young children. Highly recommend this book.

[Alireza Emami · Rating 4 out of 5]

یکی از کتابهای هدیه به مناسبت ششمین سالگرد تولد قمری

[Prasanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great childhood collection

[Darinda · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book in the Franklin the Turtle series. Sweet.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nicely paced book that taught a good lesson. A nice book to read to teach children obedience.
Teach: Character development. Use to teach the importance of obedience.

[Ruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

love these books

[Nilsa · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[J.B. Mathias · Rating 3 out of 5]

Whenever I see one of these books at the thrift store I grab it partly because of the fond memories from childhood but also because the art is still amazing.

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the first Franklin book we read and we really enjoyed it.

[توبة لي · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cuteness overload.

[Chris Hays · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is believable and adds a huge element of suspense for my son. He enjoys it a lot.

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Genre: Picture Book
Audience: K-3rd
Topic: Getting Lost
Theme: Overcoming Fears
Curricular Uses: Read Aloud, Independent Reading
Reading Level: Transitional Readers
Literary Elements: Dialogue, onomatopoeia, alliteration, repetition
Illustrations: Very detailed, yet still simple illustrations that reinforce the text.
Additional Comments: Children always seem to love the Franklin books. Teaches children an important lesson about following rules and overcoming fears. Shows the love that parents have for their children. I would recommend this book to young readers who want to read more challenging books with a lot of text and dialogue.

[Jenna Spinazzola · Rating 5 out of 5]

genre: picture book

audience: k - 3rd

topic: getting lost

theme: overcoming fears

curricular uses: read aloud, independent reading

reading level: transitional

literary elements: dialogue, onomatopoeia, alliteration, repetition

illustrations: very detailed, yet still simple, the illustrations reinforce the text

thoughts: this book would be easy to tell the story without reading the text because the pictures are very detailed and busy and a child would be able to create the storyline because the illustrations support the text.

[Slayermel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love to read the Franklin stories with the children at work. They are fun, quick reads that usually have a learning lesson or message in them. The pictures are bright and beautiful, and all the characters are animals.

This particular story is about Franklin wondering to far away into the woods by accident, even though his mother told him not to enter the woods. His parents become worried and have to search for him. Franklin hides in his shell because he's scarred in the dark woods, he knows he's lost and hopes that someone will find him.

[Spencer Wanlass · Rating 4 out of 5]

Franklin is Lost is about Franklin and his friends playing hide-and-go-seek. His parents told him to never go into the woods by himself, but he his friends went in so he did as well. He finds a great hiding spot and waits. His friends can't find him so they go home. (Rude) His parents freak out when Franklin never comes back. They go out to find Franklin and find him lost in the woods. This book teaches to listen to your parents and not give in tto the peer pressures from friends.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good Franklin the turtle book. Franklin is told not to go into the woods but could go play by himself with his friends. He gets involved in a game of hide and seek and gets caught up in where he is going and finds himself lost in the woods. His parents are worried and then his friends start worring about him. They do find him and he was glad they did because he learnt that he was scared and when he's by himself he has to pay attention more to what he's doing.

[Ashley Wampler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Franklin is told by his parents never to go in the woods when he is out playing. One day, during a game of hide and seek, Franklin disobeys and goes looking in the woods anyway. He gets lost, and becomes very scared. When he is finally found by his worried parents, Franklin realizes the importance of listening to rules and directions.

[Kaitlyn Powell · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is based around Franklin getting lost in the woods after his parents told him not to go in the woods. I think Franklin is a popular character and having this book in the classroom would be beneficial based on the language and reading level, but it would definitely be an independent reading book and not a class read.

[midnightfaerie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book my 6 yr old as well as my twin 3 yr olds loved. A solid reading level 1 book, this cute story keeps all ages engaged with the bright colorful pictures and cute story. A great addition to any children's library.

[Jason · Rating 3 out of 5]

Franklin blatantly disobeys his parents and is rewarded with a double helping at supper. Also, the parental injunction is against going into the woods alone, but at the end Franklin declares he’ll never even go in with a bunch of people, which makes no sense.

[Kathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

My kids enjoy Franklin books. In this one Franklin gets lost in the woods while playing hide & seek with his friends.

[Child960801 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Emmet finds this one a little scary.

[Kristy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Franklin gets lost because he accidentally stumbles into the woods. His parents and friends are worried, and poor Franklin is scared.