Being Frank

Name: Being Frank
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SKU: 9781947277366
Price: 31.0 NZD
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By Donna Earnhardt

Summary

Frank lives by the motto, "Honesty is the best policy." He always tells the truth, but struggles to balance honesty with tact, often upsetting his friends, teachers, and even the principal. Feeling unhappy about this, Frank seeks advice from his Grandpa Ernest, who teaches him how to be truthful without being hurtful. Through amusing situations and expressive artwork, the story highlights the importance of compassion and understanding alongside honesty.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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Being Frank

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This charming children's book is ideal for young readers learning about honesty and social skills, as well as parents and educators seeking gentle stories that teach empathy and tact.

Description

Being 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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781947277366

Publisher: Flashlight Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 October 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Flashlight Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Illustrated by Andrea Castellani

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 2.0mm

Width: 260.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 122g

Pages: 32

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Donna Earnhardt Young Adult

About the Author

When Donna isn't homeschooling or battling the laundry, she's writing children's stories, poetry, songs, and mysteries. You might find her fishing the Pee Dee River, hiking in the mountains with her family, or visiting her hometown of Cordova, NC. She lives in Concord, NC, and Being Frank is her first book. Andrea (pronounced An-dray-a) is a founding member as well as animator, director, and concept artist for Cartobaleno Animation Studio. He has won numerous awards for his animation and directorial talents at the Flashtoons Festival (2003), Visioni Animate Festival (2004), Valsusa Film Festival, Ionio Film Festival, Arcipelago Film Festival (2005), Ceccano Film Festival and Cinematografare21 Film Festival (2006). His art has been exhibited at the Davico Art Gallery in Torino (2011) and at the Mitreo Art Gallery in Rome (2011-12). Being Frank is his 5th children's book.