Outside Reading:Franklin book series

The Franklin book series by Paulette Bourgeois who is the author and Brenda Clark who is the illustrator are great children's books that tell and story and teach a lesson. In perticular Franklin is bossy is a great story for children that teaches a lesson that many children have problems with. Playing with others and taking turns is a big deal for children, especially in kinder and 1st grade. In the story Franklin bosses around his friends telling them how to play and what to play. Bear and his other friends don't like the fact that Franklin is being bossy and they decide not to play with him. When this happens Franklin realizes he would rather take turns and play than not have friends to play with at all. I love the illustrations in the Franklin series as well, they are all bright and fun. I like how the Franklin series are fun stories, but they all have a lesson to teach children. It is easy for children to relate to Franklin, because he is just like a young boy who faces realistic problems and has to find a way to solve them.