Deze auteur, die de overstap maakte van een carrière in ergotherapie en journalistiek, brengt een uniek perspectief in haar schrijven. Haar verhalen duiken in de complexiteit van de menselijke psyche en het omgaan met alledaagse uitdagingen. Door boeiende verhalen en ingewikkeld ontwikkelde personages biedt ze lezers diepgaande inzichten in de menselijke conditie. Haar literaire benadering wordt gekenmerkt door empathie en een scherp vermogen om de nuances van relaties en innerlijke strijd te vangen.
Franklin has always lived in the same house in the same town, and he's grown up with the same friends. Then new neighbors move in -- the Moose family! At school, Mr. Owl asks Franklin to be Moose's buddy. Initially, Franklin is afraid of Moose because of his size but he soon realizes that despite their differences, he has made a new friend in this Franklin Classic Storybook.
In this Franklin Classic Storybook, our hero discovers the hard way that leaving people out is never nice.
In this Franklin Classic Storybook, Franklin realizes his fear about a class trip to the museum was unnecessary.
Franklin agonizes over what to give his mother on her birthday.
Franklin has lots of friends and one best friend named Bear. They play tag, hopscotch and ball. But Franklin always wants to pick the game and make the rules. No one wants to play with him --- he's too bossy! In this Classic Franklin Storybook, Franklin learns he can't always have his own way.
In this Franklin Classic Storybook, Franklin can count forwards and backwards. He can zip zippers and button buttons. He can slide down a riverbank by himself. He can even sleep alone in his small, dark shell. And ever since he was small, he really wanted a pet.
Even though he is very slow and has many distractions on the way, Franklin the turtle manages to get to Bear's house just in time for a special event.
This Franklin Classic Storybook is the perfect sibling story of hurt feelings and learning to share.
In this Franklin Classic Storybook, our hero deals with stage fright!
Franklin is afraid of small, dark places-especially his own shell at night. After he asks other animals for advice, he figures out the best way to conquer his fear of the dark.
