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Franklin the Turtle
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Everyone's favorite turtle is back--and all dressed up for Halloween fun! What does a turtle look like when he's made up as Frankenstein? Children will be delighted to see for themselves as they follow Franklin to a Halloween party, complete with games, a parade, and a haunted house. Full color.
32 pages
First published June 30, 1996
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Paulette Bourgeois
374 books124 followersBorn 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.
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.
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October 21, 2018
The nephew does like Franklin, but he is really into monsters right now. So, he did enjoy all the costumes in this story, but he says they weren't scary enough. He likes scary right now. The niece enjoyed the story and gave it 4 stars while the nephew gave it 3 stars.
It's a beautiful Franklin Book. The cover has little to do with the story. It's all about Franklin going Trick or Treating. He tries on many costumes and I love the one he decides to go as. It's perfect. Franklin is trying to guess who his friends are under their costumes and Bear is always a ghost. Franklin finds out ears is sick this year so how is the ghost? It's a cute reveal and the kids loved it.
A nice and bright beginner book for young kids.
It's a beautiful Franklin Book. The cover has little to do with the story. It's all about Franklin going Trick or Treating. He tries on many costumes and I love the one he decides to go as. It's perfect. Franklin is trying to guess who his friends are under their costumes and Bear is always a ghost. Franklin finds out ears is sick this year so how is the ghost? It's a cute reveal and the kids loved it.
A nice and bright beginner book for young kids.
July 1, 2018
I discovered “Franklin In The Dark”, 1986, last year; as loving and meaningful as it looked. I was elated to know the authoress and artist are Canadian. Brenda Clark, who brings the precious pages to bright, happy life, is next door in Port Hope, Ontario. I was further thrilled to know Paulette Bourgeois is from my home city, Winnipeg. When I saw this much more recent story, from 2011, of course I scooped it up. This outing does not involve such emotional dependence, like the ladies' début. But while it is less poignant and Franklin might have grown older, it is more fun: happy and full of anticipation.
“Franklin's Hallowe'en” shows this dear turtle among school pupils, looking forward to costume-making and a party. I loved seeing Franklin with both of his parents. We knew his Mom was caring but we see the way his Dad as well, is fun and involved with Franklin. They dress up hilariously, to accompany him for the Hallowe'en party, which is precious and gives this modern animal community as much reality as it can have. I didn't understand of “Winnie The Pooh”, for example, why we only see the rabbit and kangaroo with parents. I wondered how old each of them was, living in their own dwellings. Here, we see all youngster animals with their parents, as they have fun greeting one another and guessing whom is disguised as what.
Brenda's images are as colourful and adorable as always, full of exhilarated expressions. The crux of this little adventure is that Franklin doesn't find his friend, Bear, costumed as usual. It is momentarily spooky, wondering if it is possible that a flying figure is a veritable ghost. It casts the right mysterious tone for a holiday activity I loved, as a Canadian child, myself!
“Franklin's Hallowe'en” shows this dear turtle among school pupils, looking forward to costume-making and a party. I loved seeing Franklin with both of his parents. We knew his Mom was caring but we see the way his Dad as well, is fun and involved with Franklin. They dress up hilariously, to accompany him for the Hallowe'en party, which is precious and gives this modern animal community as much reality as it can have. I didn't understand of “Winnie The Pooh”, for example, why we only see the rabbit and kangaroo with parents. I wondered how old each of them was, living in their own dwellings. Here, we see all youngster animals with their parents, as they have fun greeting one another and guessing whom is disguised as what.
Brenda's images are as colourful and adorable as always, full of exhilarated expressions. The crux of this little adventure is that Franklin doesn't find his friend, Bear, costumed as usual. It is momentarily spooky, wondering if it is possible that a flying figure is a veritable ghost. It casts the right mysterious tone for a holiday activity I loved, as a Canadian child, myself!
October 31, 2017
Franklin has always been a favorite show in our house and my kids would watch it on PBS all the time. In this book, Franklin dresses up as Frankenstein for Halloween and prepares for a Halloween party, parade, haunted house and games. It's a cute book for Franklin fans complete with a wonderful story and detailed illustrations.
October 21, 2018
I bought this last year for my grandson and he loved it. We love all of the Franklin books, started collecting them when my youngest daughter now 30, was little :)
October 27, 2011
In honor of Halloween, CJ and I have been reading Fall and Halloween themed books. Nothing scary, he's only one. We'll wait until next year to pull out the Stephen King for him. One of the books we read was Franklin's Halloween.
First of all, I freaking love Franklin. Where has he been all my life? Everyone who knows me knows I love turtles. I even have a tattoo of one on my leg. How did I not know that there were books about a turtle with the awesome name Franklin?
Secondly, this book was adorable. It starts of with Franklin going through his dress up box to find an amazing costume to wear to the party and haunted house later that day. What will he decide to wear? What will his friends decide to wear? He doesn't have to worry about what Bear is going to be, because Bear is always a ghost! Franklin is also a little worried about getting too scared at the haunted house. What if there are real ghosts there?! Beaver reassures him that there is no such thing as ghosts, but Franklin isn't so sure.
Later, Franklin has lots of fun at the Halloween party. He wins lots of prizes, and gets a ton of candy. He tells Bear what a great ghost costume he's wearing. Finally, the only thing left to do is go to the haunted house. Franklin is very very brave, and even gets a treat for being brave enough to go all the way through the haunted house. Mr. Mole tells him that the ghost came through earlier and got so scared that he flew away. Bear doesn't fly, he thinks. Mr. Mole tells him that Bear is home sick with the sniffles. Oh no! Was that a real ghost!? I won't spoil the ending for you, but this is a really great book for kids. Even my one year old was interested. He loved the pictures, which are really cute.
I would recommend this book for ages 3 and up. While the bambino loved the pictures, he doesn't really have any idea what was going on in the book. Once kids can understand what Halloween is, they'll love the book that much more.
CJ and I gave this book a rating of five happy babies!
I received this book for free from netgalley for the purpose of reviewing it. No other compensation was provided. I was not required to write a positive review.
First of all, I freaking love Franklin. Where has he been all my life? Everyone who knows me knows I love turtles. I even have a tattoo of one on my leg. How did I not know that there were books about a turtle with the awesome name Franklin?
Secondly, this book was adorable. It starts of with Franklin going through his dress up box to find an amazing costume to wear to the party and haunted house later that day. What will he decide to wear? What will his friends decide to wear? He doesn't have to worry about what Bear is going to be, because Bear is always a ghost! Franklin is also a little worried about getting too scared at the haunted house. What if there are real ghosts there?! Beaver reassures him that there is no such thing as ghosts, but Franklin isn't so sure.
Later, Franklin has lots of fun at the Halloween party. He wins lots of prizes, and gets a ton of candy. He tells Bear what a great ghost costume he's wearing. Finally, the only thing left to do is go to the haunted house. Franklin is very very brave, and even gets a treat for being brave enough to go all the way through the haunted house. Mr. Mole tells him that the ghost came through earlier and got so scared that he flew away. Bear doesn't fly, he thinks. Mr. Mole tells him that Bear is home sick with the sniffles. Oh no! Was that a real ghost!? I won't spoil the ending for you, but this is a really great book for kids. Even my one year old was interested. He loved the pictures, which are really cute.
I would recommend this book for ages 3 and up. While the bambino loved the pictures, he doesn't really have any idea what was going on in the book. Once kids can understand what Halloween is, they'll love the book that much more.
CJ and I gave this book a rating of five happy babies!
I received this book for free from netgalley for the purpose of reviewing it. No other compensation was provided. I was not required to write a positive review.
August 25, 2024
Is Franklins Halloween equivalent to the Stormlight Archives Oathbringer? Is this book a modern literary masterpiece? Of course not. But my 2 year old daughter does (currently) like reading it before nap and bedtime. The plot twist about bear being sick and not the ghost at the party might throw you.
November 2, 2016
I enjoyed reading Franklin because I loved him so much as a kid. It was fun reuniting with all of the characters and seeing his friends, parents and teachers again. I looked forward to the costume contest and the haunted house they were going to have. Franklin was cute trying on costumes; the detective outfit was cute, and he looked good as a king with a crown, cape and beard.
Franklin’s costume was a great idea; it fit him perfectly and the name Franklinstein was clever. Town Hall was so pretty with pumpkins on the steps and lanterns strung up. It was cute that Franklin knew Bear was the ghost because he always dressed as one. The pumpkin toss game was cute; little paper ghosts and cats were thrown into a jack-o-lantern. Franklin goes around trying to guess his friends, which are easy for the reader to find. He can’t tell where Fox is, even though Fox is standing right beside him dressed as a mummy. Franklin should have won the contest for best monster, not best green monster, because he was the only green monster there and that was too specific.
They go to the haunted house and they’re afraid because they’ve heard ghosts are there. Beaver pushes Franklin inside, where he steps on something crunchy and a hairy hand grabs him. It was his teacher Mole, who gives him candy for braving to go inside. He tells him a ghost was so scared he flew away, and Franklin knew it wasn’t Bear, who was at home and sick. When did that happen? Last we knew he was at the party making ghosts noise and Franklin told him he sounded scary, and Bear was behind them all going out the door. He tells his friends and they’re all scared, then the ghost flies overhead and they’re ready to run, until Franklin finds a feather and realizes it’s their teacher Mr. Owl. And all of a sudden Fox is speaking, asking Franklin if it was that scary because he looks like he’s seen a ghost. That was really anticlimactic, because Franklin had been trying to find him and he never did, so Franklin never said anything about Fox’s costume. It’s like the author forgot Franklin had been trying to find Fox’s identity.
The owl feather was very pretty. It had alternating bands of light brown, white and dark brown. They laugh about it, talk about how Bear didn’t get any candy, and Franklin suggests they share theirs. They all put some of their candy in a bag for Bear, which was really nice, put it on his step and say Trick and treat. It was nice they shared with a friend, and cute that Franklin’s mom said he had enough candy to last until next Halloween, and Franklin hopes it lasts until the end of the week. Cute story from a beloved character.
Franklin’s costume was a great idea; it fit him perfectly and the name Franklinstein was clever. Town Hall was so pretty with pumpkins on the steps and lanterns strung up. It was cute that Franklin knew Bear was the ghost because he always dressed as one. The pumpkin toss game was cute; little paper ghosts and cats were thrown into a jack-o-lantern. Franklin goes around trying to guess his friends, which are easy for the reader to find. He can’t tell where Fox is, even though Fox is standing right beside him dressed as a mummy. Franklin should have won the contest for best monster, not best green monster, because he was the only green monster there and that was too specific.
They go to the haunted house and they’re afraid because they’ve heard ghosts are there. Beaver pushes Franklin inside, where he steps on something crunchy and a hairy hand grabs him. It was his teacher Mole, who gives him candy for braving to go inside. He tells him a ghost was so scared he flew away, and Franklin knew it wasn’t Bear, who was at home and sick. When did that happen? Last we knew he was at the party making ghosts noise and Franklin told him he sounded scary, and Bear was behind them all going out the door. He tells his friends and they’re all scared, then the ghost flies overhead and they’re ready to run, until Franklin finds a feather and realizes it’s their teacher Mr. Owl. And all of a sudden Fox is speaking, asking Franklin if it was that scary because he looks like he’s seen a ghost. That was really anticlimactic, because Franklin had been trying to find him and he never did, so Franklin never said anything about Fox’s costume. It’s like the author forgot Franklin had been trying to find Fox’s identity.
The owl feather was very pretty. It had alternating bands of light brown, white and dark brown. They laugh about it, talk about how Bear didn’t get any candy, and Franklin suggests they share theirs. They all put some of their candy in a bag for Bear, which was really nice, put it on his step and say Trick and treat. It was nice they shared with a friend, and cute that Franklin’s mom said he had enough candy to last until next Halloween, and Franklin hopes it lasts until the end of the week. Cute story from a beloved character.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 21, 2018
Cute Halloween story. Love the illustrations.
October 31, 2011
"Franklin's Halloween" talks about a Halloween party that Franklin attends with his friends. 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 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.
I received an eARC from NetGalley.
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.
I received an eARC from NetGalley.
November 3, 2013
"Franklin's Halloween," by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark, is a heavily illustrated story about Franklin and his friends and their Halloween party. The illustrations have personality and great use of color and the text is very readable. 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 is quickly resolved, and the story closes with an act of kindness. This is a good choice for something seasonal (Fall/Halloween) or, I suppose, for fans of the Franklin books. Overall, though, it didn't make much of an impression on anyone in our household, whether adults or child (4 1/2 year old).
September 30, 2012
Franklin is a sweet little turtle, and his adventures are fun and innocent. Even on spooky Halloween night, things never get too scary.
October 19, 2014
Nick & I read this one together. We love the Franklin books, and there's always a nice message about being kind, having good manners, etc.
October 12, 2019
I have always enjoyed reading Franklin's adventures. The illustrations are amazing and bright. A good book to read with you're kids.
October 9, 2018
Decent and kids will sit for the length of it.
November 15, 2018
Copyright 1996, this is a Scholastic book. A popular read with my kids. this story is a very cute tale of Franklin's adventures at Halloween. Always fun!
November 2, 2016
‘Franklin could count by twos and tie his shoes.’ Familiar! 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.
He won ‘Best Green Monster’ but they didn’t show any other green costumes. For that to be a category, there would have to be a quite a few green costumes there. It should have just been ‘Best Monster’ instead.
I like the mystery of who’s the ghost. That was cool how it wasn’t Bear, because he was sick. So they had to figure it out.
“So what is white, says whooo, and flies?”
“A real ghost, run!”
I love that. It’s exciting!
That’s so sweet that they each gave some of their candy to Bear and dropped it outside his house.
It was weird how that jack-o-lantern had a carrot nose.
There’s tiny little mice that are dressed up, too.
They didn’t see the owl in person!! They found the feather, which connected it to Owl, but I wish they had actually seen him.
‘But secretly he hoped the treats would last until the end of the week.’ What?? How bizarre to end on that note. What does it even mean?
I like the illustrations, because they’re just like the show, and it makes you feel like you’re watching it. Classic illustrations. 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.
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.
He won ‘Best Green Monster’ but they didn’t show any other green costumes. For that to be a category, there would have to be a quite a few green costumes there. It should have just been ‘Best Monster’ instead.
I like the mystery of who’s the ghost. That was cool how it wasn’t Bear, because he was sick. So they had to figure it out.
“So what is white, says whooo, and flies?”
“A real ghost, run!”
I love that. It’s exciting!
That’s so sweet that they each gave some of their candy to Bear and dropped it outside his house.
It was weird how that jack-o-lantern had a carrot nose.
There’s tiny little mice that are dressed up, too.
They didn’t see the owl in person!! They found the feather, which connected it to Owl, but I wish they had actually seen him.
‘But secretly he hoped the treats would last until the end of the week.’ What?? How bizarre to end on that note. What does it even mean?
I like the illustrations, because they’re just like the show, and it makes you feel like you’re watching it. Classic illustrations. 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.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 20, 2011
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: 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 I thought this book was 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.
I definitely recommend this book to sit and cuddle with your favorite trick-or-treater.
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: 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 I thought this book was 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.
I definitely recommend this book to sit and cuddle with your favorite trick-or-treater.
October 20, 2011
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: 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 I thought this book was 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.
I definitely recommend this book to sit and cuddle with your favorite trick-or-treater
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: 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 I thought this book was 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.
I definitely recommend this book to sit and cuddle with your favorite trick-or-treater
February 2, 2018
The name is my book is Franklin's halloween by Paulette Bourgeois In the beginning Franklin was talking about a halloween party and was picking out different costumes to wear for the halloween party so he picked out an outfit that was scary and he named the outfit franklinstein
In the middle of the story Franklin went to the party and thought that bear was at the party because there was a ghost and franklin know that bear always a ghost and then he asked bever if that was bear dressed as a ghost and never said “no bear is at his house sick so Franklin was wondering if that was a real ghost so then he got scared .
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 .mole and also what i like about franklin is that he named his costume franklinstein
I recommend this book to young kids because it is all about mystery and maybe a little surprising and i like the characters because they give details on what they are doing and they also are so kind and i also recommend this book to other kids.
In the middle of the story Franklin went to the party and thought that bear was at the party because there was a ghost and franklin know that bear always a ghost and then he asked bever if that was bear dressed as a ghost and never said “no bear is at his house sick so Franklin was wondering if that was a real ghost so then he got scared .
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 .mole and also what i like about franklin is that he named his costume franklinstein
I recommend this book to young kids because it is all about mystery and maybe a little surprising and i like the characters because they give details on what they are doing and they also are so kind and i also recommend this book to other kids.
October 19, 2011
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.
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.
April 30, 2014
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 all of a sudden he got a great idea and he decided to be Frankenstein. When he arrived at the party he didn’t know what any of his friends were dressed up as so he searched around to find them. 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.
November 22, 2013
Franklin and his friends prepare their costumes for the Halloween party and decide to surprise each other at the event. Can you guess who is who? Of course a bit of a scare occurs when they learn that bear is home sick and not the animal dressed as a ghost. Who could the ghost be? Once the mystery is solved a particularly, the friends show a wonderful touch of kindness when they all leave their sick friend a bag of treats. Happy Halloween everyone!
July 12, 2011
(3 1/2 years old.) Brody really loves this book, especially since it has to do with Halloween and a Ghost. His favorite part is when everyone thinks that Bear is a Ghost, when Bear was really at home with a cold. He liked that they gave them his candies, even though he couldn't come out Trick-or-Treating with them.
October 25, 2016
Franklin books were a favorite of mine growing up and I love that they still apply today. Franklin and his friends are getting ready for a Halloween costume party and haunted house but who is the ghost? Is it an animal friend or real??? Cute story with classic illustrations that stand the test of time.
August 8, 2020
I used to love watching the Franklin show when I was younger, so it was cute reading a book about him, too. And I'm already in the mood for Halloween so I loved that this book was filled with apple-bobbing, pumpkin tosses, a costume party, and a haunted house. (And apparently, I read this book 5 years ago but have no memory of it?)
November 3, 2011
A great Halloween book for kids! My little brother loved the pictures and found the costumes fun to look at and identify. The general 'non scariness' of this book makes this a good reccomendation to much younger children as well!
November 2, 2012
Another great Franklin title. I couldn't help but wonder when I read this with my guy this year if it would be the last time. He is almost seven and still enjoys picture books, but that could change between now and next year.
November 6, 2013
This is a cute book. My little ones love it and next year it will be perfect for my oldest boy to read independently. The kids love the little bit of mystery with the ghost, and especially love the ending!
October 26, 2015
Great story meh digital edition
This is a cute story and my kids loved it. However the digital edition is done poorly. Large sections of white where the words were on the pictures and blurred sections. One page even had the text left on it. :/
This is a cute story and my kids loved it. However the digital edition is done poorly. Large sections of white where the words were on the pictures and blurred sections. One page even had the text left on it. :/
October 7, 2017
Children in general adore the adorable Franklin character, and he brings a fun story for the Halloween season as he dresses up as Frankenstein! Follow Franklin and his classmates to a fun Halloween party and haunted house.
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