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Being Frank, By Donna W . Earnhardt & Andrea Castenellani HTF! Kids Book
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Artist
- Unknown
- Brand
- N/A
- Type
- Hardback
- EAN
- 9781936261192
- ISBN
- 1936261197
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- Release Title
- Being Frank
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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Flashlight Press
ISBN-10
1936261197
ISBN-13
9781936261192
eBay Product ID (ePID)
114248503
Product Key Features
Book Title
Being Frank
Number of Pages
32 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Topic
Social Themes / Manners & Etiquette, General, Family / Multigenerational, Social Themes / Values & Virtues
Illustrator
Yes, Castellani, Andrea
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
18.3 Oz
Item Length
10.2 in
Item Width
10.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
Reviews
Frank by name and Frank by nature, this Frank is too honest! He believes that 'honesty is the best policy', but when he tells his friend Carol that her singing 'is kind of shrieky' and his teacher that her 'breath smells funny', they are not impressed. Grandpa explains that while one must always be honest, one can do it in ways that make people feel better about themselves. After Frank sees Grandpa's ways of handling the truth, he learns the softer options - that the truth should be 'served with more sugar and less pepper'. The comic-style pictures add to the fun. Healthy Books March 2013, "Newcomer Earnhardt makes her point with solid pacing and lots of laughs. . . . Italian illustrator Castellani's digital artwork is crisp, colorful, and energetic. . . . While Frank might not persuade sharp-tongued children to mend their ways, the story provides a useful array of good ways to deliver bad news." - Publishers Weekly (September 17, 2012), "Well-named characters and their true-to-life foibles. . . . The awkward situations in which they find themselves . . . are humorous in their accuracy. . . . Cartoonish illustrations add to the fun. Laugh-out-loud funny Being Frank teaches a lesson with humor and sincerity." -www.CityBookReview.com, "Earnhardt's debut is a humorous object lesson in honesty. . . . Italian illustrator Castellani's blocky and bright Saturday-morning-cartoon-style illustrations amp the wackiness and make this frankly fun. On-the-mark help for the parents of inadvertently tactless tots." -- Kirkus Reviews (September 2012), "This cute and captivating story demonstrates to kids how being brutally honest isn't always necessary. . . . Earnhardt's book is a thoughtful approach in teaching kids to always stay honest, but to be mindful of emotions and soften their approach." - Michigan Reading Journal (September 2012), "This cute and captivating story demonstrates to kids how being brutally honest isn't always necessary. . . . Earnhardt's book is a thoughtful approach in teaching kids to always stay honest, but to be mindful of emotions and soften their approach." -- Michigan Reading Journal (September 2012), "Newcomer Earnhardt makes her point with solid pacing and lots of laughs. . . . Italian illustrator Castellani's digital artwork is crisp, colorful, and energetic. . . . While Frank might not persuade sharp-tongued children to mend their ways, the story provides a useful array of good ways to deliver bad news." -- Publishers Weekly (September 17, 2012), "Earnhardt's debut is a humorous object lesson in honesty. . . . Italian illustrator Castellani's blocky and bright Saturday-morning-cartoonstyle illustrations amp the wackiness and make this frankly fun. On-the-mark help for the parents of inadvertently tactless tots." - Kirkus Reviews (September 2012), "I love the message of this book--it's a lesson I needed for myself ... It's important to be honest, but it's also important to think about how and the way in which you're going to be honest."--Bob Odenkirk, "Well-named characters and their true-to-life foibles. . . . The awkward situations in which they find themselves . . . are humorous in their accuracy. . . . Cartoonish illustrations add to the fun. Laugh-out-loud funny Being Frank teaches a lesson with humor and sincerity." --www.CityBookReview.com, "A lesson-to-be-learned book . . . but Earnhardt is so, well, frank about it that kids will laugh right along with Frank's every miscue. . . . Castellani's bright, glossy, retro-styled Photoshop illustrations pop with frantic energy. For kids who need to know that honesty isn't always the best policy." -www.BooklistOnline.com, "A lesson-to-be-learned book . . . but Earnhardt is so, well, frank about it that kids will laugh right along with Frank's every miscue. . . . Castellani's bright, glossy, retro-styled Photoshop illustrations pop with frantic energy. For kids who need to know that honesty isn't always the best policy." --www.BooklistOnline.com, "Earnhardt's debut is a humorous object lesson in honesty. . . . Italian illustrator Castellani's blocky and bright Saturday-morning-cartoon-style illustrations amp the wackiness and make this frankly fun. On-the-mark help for the parents of inadvertently tactless tots." -- Kirkus Reviews (September 2012) "Newcomer Earnhardt makes her point with solid pacing and lots of laughs. . . . Italian illustrator Castellani's digital artwork is crisp, colorful, and energetic. . . . While Frank might not persuade sharp-tongued children to mend their ways, the story provides a useful array of good ways to deliver bad news." -- Publishers Weekly (September 17, 2012) "This cute and captivating story demonstrates to kids how being brutally honest isn't always necessary. . . . Earnhardt's book is a thoughtful approach in teaching kids to always stay honest, but to be mindful of emotions and soften their approach." -- Michigan Reading Journal (September 2012) "A lesson-to-be-learned book . . . but Earnhardt is so, well, frank about it that kids will laugh right along with Frank's every miscue. . . . Castellani's bright, glossy, retro-styled Photoshop illustrations pop with frantic energy. For kids who need to know that honesty isn't always the best policy." --www.BooklistOnline.com "Well-named characters and their true-to-life foibles. . . . The awkward situations in which they find themselves . . . are humorous in their accuracy. . . . Cartoonish illustrations add to the fun. Laugh-out-loud funny Being Frank teaches a lesson with humor and sincerity." --www.CityBookReview.com, "a great way to educate [children] on the importance of being nice, being honest, and treating others respectfully. The illustrations are colorful, bold, and whimsical; the story is fun, humorous, and meaningful . . . . a little picture book that delivers a big message and would made [sic] an ideal addition to every home and/or classroom bookshelf." --Christa McGrath, edwardsbookclub.com
Grade From
Kindergarten
Grade To
Second Grade
Dewey Decimal
FIC
Synopsis
Frank follows the motto, "Honesty is the best policy." He tells the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Frank never lies to his schoolmates, he always tells the truth to adults, and he's always honest with police offiers. The balancing act of finding tact, that fine line between telling the truth and telling too much truth, is the main theme of this story, and it's very funny - although not necessarily to his friends Dotti whose freckles remind Frank of the Big Dipper, or to the teacher who hears that her breath smells like onions, or to the principal who is told that his toupee looks like a weasel., Frank follows the motto, "Honesty is the best policy." He tells the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Frank never lies to his schoolmates, he always tells the truth to adults, and he's always honest with police officers. The balancing act of finding tact, that fine line between telling the truth and telling too much truth, is the main theme of this story, and it's very funny--although not necessarily to his friend Dotti whose freckles remind Frank of the Big Dipper, or to the teacher who hears that her breath smells like onions, or to the principal who is told that his toupee looks like a weasel. No one is quite as impressed with Frank's honesty as he thinks they should be. He is sweet and straightforward, and, well, very frank, but with everyone annoyed at him, Frank is now honestly unhappy. He decides to visit his confidante and pal, Grandpa Ernest, who has a history of frankness himself. With a few lessons from Grandpa, Frank begins to understand that the truth is important, but so is not being hurtful. With amusing characters and expressive artwork, this story tells the powerful message of finding the good in everything--a lesson that sends compassion and understanding to take the place of rudeness in the complex concept of truth.
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