Frankie

by Mary Sullivan

Overview

Frankie is EXCITED!   A new home?  A new bed?  A new ball?   But wait.   Nico is already here. Nico’s home.  Nico’s bed.  Nico’s ball.    Sharing is hard . . .   Will Frankie find a place here too?  The latest book from the Geisel Honor–winning author-illustrator Mary Sullivan features not one but two adorable pups with big personalites as they struggle to get along and find their places in the pack. At turns humorous and heartfelt, it appears that man isn't dog's only best friend when there is another dog to play with . . . 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780544611139
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	04/04/2017
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	634,832
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	130L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Mary Sullivan spent a great deal of time drawing in her formative years. Though she received a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin, she considers herself a self-trained illustrator. Ms. Sullivan has shown her work at galleries and coffees shops in Dallas and Austin. She channels her considerable creative energy  into projects for Highlights for Children, Scholastic, Innovative Kids, School Zone, Oxford Press U.K., Pearson and many more. Her first picture book for HMH, Ball, was a 2014 Geisel Honor Book. She lives in Cedar Park, Texas.
www.marysullivan.com
Twitter: @sullivandraws
Instagram: @sullivandraws

Editorial Reviews

"Two-legged pups with new sibs would likely have a similar experience." —Kirkus    "Trim, memorable, and poignant, this graphic novel surely wins the prize for best book about living lint." —Bulletin    "The humorous digital illustrations contrast the two active personalities with expressive humor, and children will see that it’s more fun to share." —Booklist —

From the Publisher

2017-02-20
A young new dog in the house gets a cold reception from the old one.Though not quite as laconic as the author's one-word Ball (2013) and Treat (2016), the narrative is composed entirely of terse exclamations in dialogue balloons over sparsely detailed views of glowering Nico as the stout little black dog snatches its "stuff" away from frisky newcomer Frankie. Lifted from a cage at the beginning by a pair of light-skinned human hands and taken for a ride before being plunked down in front of Nico, Frankie uncertainly tests his new surroundings: "Frankie's home?" "Frankie's ball?" "Frankie's blankie." Nico begs to differ: "Nico's home." "No. Nico's ball." "No way! Nico's blankie!" Frankie is sad ("No bone. No ball. No nothing"), but hardly has the small black-and-white pup begun claiming a small stash of ragged bric-a-brac than an offstage summons leads to the joyful discovery of a brand new doggie bed and a whole set of dog toys for Frankie. They stay Frankie's, too, even after Frankie magnanimously lets Nico chew on a frog—in exchange for a turn with "Nico's ball!" Both dogs are small, of indeterminate breed, and eloquent of body language. Two-legged pups with new sibs would likely have a similar experience. (Picture book. 4-6)

Kirkus Reviews