Franklin and Me

Franklin the Turtle

by Paulette Bourgeois, Brenda Clark (Illustrator)

Franklin can tie his shoelaces, count by twos, button buttons and zip zippers. He likes fly pie, baseball, his blue blanket, his night light and the color purple. And, like all kids, he likes to talk about himself. Now he has a special place to write everything down and he's left room for a friend. With this Franklin Activity Book, children can write, draw and record everything about themselves in their own keepsake album.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1994

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

[Dalton Prather · Rating 4 out of 5]

I remember watching Franklin on tv when i was young but these illustrations are much better. I get a kick out of seeing this classic character.