In the Dark

I really enjoyed reading Franklin in the Dark for many reasons. Although it was a modern fantasy picture book and the characters were turtles and other animals, the author made it relatable because it was all about facing your fears, which is a human quality. Franklin was afraid of “small, dark places” and was therefore afraid to crawl into his own shell. However, by the end of the book, after talking to other animals he encountered, he faced his fear. He crawled into his shell and “turned on his night-light.” This helps show students that they can overcome their own fears.
This book is a great way to lead into a conversation about fears. Throughout the story, each of the animals Franklin meets is afraid of something but they show more have a method of coping with it. For example, the lion says he is afraid of great, loud noises so sometimes he wears earmuffs. Although the characters are animals, they all have fears that would be realistic for someone to have and cope with.
Another reason I liked the book was because of its repetitive language. Each time Franklin met a new character he would say, “Excuse me, I’m afraid of small, dark places and I can’t crawl inside my shell. Can you help me?” Noticing this pattern helps students follow along with the story because they start to know what to expect. With younger students the repetition helps them connect to what they are reading.
Finally, I liked how Franklin facing his fear at the end, tied the whole plot of the story together and portrayed bravery, which was the main theme of the book. Overall, the book talked about how facing your fears doesn’t have to be scary and is possible with help from your friends. This helps readers connect to the story and feel like it is something they can maybe personally relate to. show less

I really enjoyed reading Franklin in the Dark for many reasons. The language of the story is repetitive for children to begin to follow along and possibly even recognize words. Noticing this pattern helps students follow along with the story because they start to know what to expect. With younger students the repetition helps them connect to what they are reading. The characters are developed very well through the story and are all afraid of something like franklin is. This is also a great plot for children who have fears and are trying to get over them. The big message of the book is about how facing your fears doesn’t have to be scary and is possible with help from your friends. This helps readers connect to the story and feel like show more it is something they can maybe personally relate to. show less

I like this book because it keeps alive for a few more precious weeks or months or whatever the precious suspicion that a turtle's shell is actually it's house that it can pop off and hang up like a turtleneck sweater.

I liked this book for several reasons. First I liked this book because I the character, Franklin is very well-developed. I liked that Franklin seemed very realistic and had emotions that made him relatable. For example, I could relate to Franklin being scared of the dark because when I was younger I was too. Not just Franklin, but the rest of the characters have real life fears like actual humans do. Therefore this book is very relatable for children and can look up to Franklin to see how he overcomes his fears. I also liked the illustrations because in the book it shows the different animals showing how they overcome their fears. For example, the bird likes to use a parachute at times and the lion uses ear muffs. The big idea of this show more story is to show children it is OK to have fears and show anyone they can overcome them. show less

This book is a great book to teach children how to be brave about thinks they are scared of. I loved how the book took animals and made them into real people with issues that real people have. The book is very comforting for children who are scared of something. The book shows that even the toughest animals, like a lion, get scared sometimes. Children would also find this book funny, because the book talks about how lions are scared of loud noises, and there is a picture in the book with a lion with head phones on. The illustrations in the book are very funny and eye-catching for children. The author also created a repetitive pattern in the book which is fun for readers, for example, Franklin kept asking animals if they could help him show more because he was scared of his dark shell. Every time he would ask an animal for help, that animal would tell them they are afraid of something too. Most young kids are afraid of the dark, and this book shows that they are not alone and that they can be brave and overcome their fear just like Franklin did in the book,because at the end of the book, Franklin finally crawled back inside his dark shell that he was originally afraid of. show less

Franklin in the Dark is written by Paulette Bourgeois and illustrated by Brenda Clark. This is just one of the many stories in the Franklin series. In this story, Franklin is having trouble sleeping in the dark, which happens to be in his shell. He goes on adventures trying to get advice from other animals, and he finds each type of animal has a fear of their own. This is a picture book made for the younger grades and many can relate to this story.

Great book for showing how to overcome fears. It shows that we all have them and we all deal with them in different ways. Ages 3-7