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Frankly, Frannie
She’s already got her resume, business cards, and mustard packets (which are so much more grown up than ketchup) ready. So why is it taking eleventeen hundred years? Frannie’s class is visiting the local radio station and the radio host is no where to be found. Should Frannie cover for him—after all, this could be her big break! But what happens when listeners call in with...more
Paperback, 128 pages
Published
May 27th 2010
by Grosset & Dunlap
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I had high hopes for this book, unfortunately it just didn't have the same ring of truth to it that some of the others in this genre of young 1st - 3rd grade girl main characters plights, trials and tribulations. she was much too quick to admit her faults and apologize for them. I suspect more seething and temper tantrums would have ensued than did. And then her parents forgave her (as well as her classmates) too quickly after she ruined a second class trip. She apologized to everyone involved a...more
Frannie Miller loves grown up things, words, and jobs. She wants to impress everyone. But, when her over zealous desire to be 'grown-up' gets her into BIG trouble, she doesn't quite know how to make it all better.
The whole class is invited to a real live radio station...yet, Frannie already messed up during a field trip to Cambridge Magazine. Will her teacher, Mrs. Pellington say she can't go to the radio statio?. She gives her one more chance. But,you guessed it,yet again, Frannie messes up. S...more
The whole class is invited to a real live radio station...yet, Frannie already messed up during a field trip to Cambridge Magazine. Will her teacher, Mrs. Pellington say she can't go to the radio statio?. She gives her one more chance. But,you guessed it,yet again, Frannie messes up. S...more
Move over Junie B. Jones and Judy Moody, there is a new girl in town. Frannie, or Mrs. Frankly B. Miller as she prefers to be called (for the moment) is a girl that knows what she wants and goes for it despite the trouble that seems to follow her everywhere. Frannie loves offices, briefcases, big words, business cards and anything else from the Grown-Up World. The problem with Frannie is that despite all of her "scientific evidence" she doesn't always do the right thing. She thinks she is "helpi...more
Frannie is a spunky character who would like to think she is really grown up. Unfortunately, in her attempts to be grown up, she sometimes gets herself in prediciments that prove she is still a kid. In this adventure, Frannie's class is taking a special trip to the local radio station for a tour. While there, Frannie gets separated from the group. When she notices that the radio host is not in his seat, she takes matters into her own hands and begins answering the phones for the call-in show. Wh...more
Frannie (or Frankly, depending on the day) is everything I would've wanted to have in my early chapter book heroine. She's plucky, funny and a bit scatterbrained. Armed with her resume, briefcase and business cards, Frannie is now ready to take her first steps into the working world-- where there are offices upon offices with spinning chairs just waiting for her to sit in them.
Frannie is an ambitious girl whose inner thoughts are sprinkled with her own quirky and charming dialect. Her well-inte...more
Frannie is an ambitious girl whose inner thoughts are sprinkled with her own quirky and charming dialect. Her well-inte...more
This first installment to a new chapter book series starting Frannie, or in this case, Frankly, is adorable and made me giggle. Frannie wants so badly to be a grown up that she uses big words, makes her own business cards, types up a resume, and forces herself to enjoy the pungent aroma of mustard. So when she tries her hardest to save the day (or so she thinks)by helping out the local radio host, Frannie's adult advice ends up creating a big mess.
I would definitely recommend to girls 6-8 years...more
I would definitely recommend to girls 6-8 years...more
Frannie who prefers to be called Frankly is a spunky, ambitious, likable girl who wants so badly to be a growup. She expresses her thoughts using adult sounding words but what gets her into trouble is when she acts as if she is an adult out in the real world. In this first installment, Frankly's class is going on a field trip to a radio station. Her interpretation of what is happening while on the trip and her immature reasoning causes great excitement and angst for the "real" adults. Some of he...more
Frannie is a girl who desperately wants to be a grown up. So desperate that she is trying to make herself like mustard by smelling it. Frannie is famous for her imagination getting the better of her, so much so that when the class is to go on a field trip to a radio station, she gets a special buddy to watch her. This doesn't stop Frannie from finding more trouble.
Very sweet first chapter book about a girl who finds trouble even when she isn't looking for it. Accompanied by cartoon illustrations...more
Very sweet first chapter book about a girl who finds trouble even when she isn't looking for it. Accompanied by cartoon illustrations...more
4 1/2 stars
Frannie is an ambitious elementary student who wants nothing more than to work in an office. She tries to be very grown up, but she often acts before she thinks things through, which gets her into trouble. This is a fun new series for readers ready for chapter books. The changing fonts were a little distracting at first, but once I stopped trying to figure out the logic behind the different fonts, I was able to ignore them.
(I was given this galley copy by my Baker and Taylor represent...more
Frannie is an ambitious elementary student who wants nothing more than to work in an office. She tries to be very grown up, but she often acts before she thinks things through, which gets her into trouble. This is a fun new series for readers ready for chapter books. The changing fonts were a little distracting at first, but once I stopped trying to figure out the logic behind the different fonts, I was able to ignore them.
(I was given this galley copy by my Baker and Taylor represent...more
This book reminded me a lot of a Junie B. Jones book with the confidence Frannie shows and with the wording she uses (i.e.twenty-sixteen years, machillion,excitified, hundredteen, etc.). I enjoyed reading about her adventures of trying to be grown-up and how she even made herself look like a business woman. I would definitely read this book aloud to a lower elementary class to discuss proper/acceptable behaviors and also to introduce a "What I want to be when I grow up..." writing lesson.
This book is a fun early chapter book that will especially appeal to girls. I enjoyed the story and black and white illustrations. Frannie is a smart and curious little girl who is ready to be all grown up. I think children will enjoy this one, and it would make a good read aloud, especially between parent and child. At times, Frannie is a bit too precocious (as kid-characters can sometimes be), but in the end, she is likable and entertaining.
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My third grader recommended this beginning chapter book to me. Frannie is reminiscent of Junie B. Jones with her attraction to odd ball goof-ups and misunderstandings. She also has the same problem with mid-pronouncing words like Junie B., which personally I find super annoying. I find other characters in early chapter books, like Clementine and Marty McGuire, a bit more enduring than Frannie, but I understand her appeal.
Frankly, I mean Frannie, can't help but to get herself into trouble even though she's only trying to help. I like that this story has a moral that I believe stands out more than the other similar transitional chapter books. She's also a girl after my own heart; she's looking forward to having an assistant and an office when she gets to be a grown up in eleventy-billion years. :)
Frannie is like a younger, more modern Amelia Bedelia, often misinterpreting the actions and words or her elders, in this case her teacher and the radio station's announcer, which just as often land her in serious trouble with these same elders. I liked its humor, and how Frannie works toward making amends when she realizes her mistake. I would recommend to Gr 2-4 readers.
Reminds me of Ivy and Bean, Clementine, and Junie B. Jones. While Frankly is a character unto herself, she wants more than anything to be a grown up. And, she thinks she knows more than grownups sometimes. Nice clean humor, some big misunderstandings, and lots of trouble, This may appeal to second and early third grade girls who think they should be the teacher. : )
Frannie really, really, really wants a job. She wants her own office, carry a briefcase to work, and impress adults with her maturity. But she is just a kid and her attempts to help on while touring a local radio station turn the town upside down.
I really like the illustrations too. Recommended for fans of Junie B. Jones, Ramona, and Judy Moody.
2nd to 3rd grade
I really like the illustrations too. Recommended for fans of Junie B. Jones, Ramona, and Judy Moody.
2nd to 3rd grade
I'm only halfway through the first cd and the Frannie-isms are killing me already. Might be more bearable in print, but I'm not sure.
Clarification: I listened to Frankly, Frannie Check, Please on audio and found it semi- annoying. Then I read this book in print, and I was right- the Frannie-isms are much cuter in print.
Clarification: I listened to Frankly, Frannie Check, Please on audio and found it semi- annoying. Then I read this book in print, and I was right- the Frannie-isms are much cuter in print.
Frannie is a spunky girl, but I hated how she does not always use correct English. After a while I really found it annoying and it was all that I focused on. I prefer characters like Clementine, Just Grace and Ivy and Bean.
I liked that Frankly, Frannie had a message in it about thinking before you act and the circumstances of not doing so.
Frannie is a clear, entertaining and well spoken character and I found her very interesting and funny!
Frannie is a clear, entertaining and well spoken character and I found her very interesting and funny!
A precocious elementary schooler who is is desperate for a desk job (think briefcase, resume, and business cards) goes on a class field trip to the local radio station and attempts to save the day when the on-air personality steps away from the mike (cue the hijinks)! Cute story with an adorable main character and a good lesson to teach. Easy to recommend for girls in grades 1-3. Haven't tried this one on Nina yet but I think she'd like it.
Silver Knight, 2012 (grade 3 list)
Lively voice, fun character. Illustrated with some text beefed up with different fonts. Frannie wants to be a radio host but will her (over)confidence get the best of her?
Lively voice, fun character. Illustrated with some text beefed up with different fonts. Frannie wants to be a radio host but will her (over)confidence get the best of her?
SOOOO CUTE! Funny, clever, and good strong characters. The fact that Frannie wants to eat mustard because grown-ups eat mustard, just pulled me right over to Frannie's side. For that 2nd, 3rd grade reader.
A little easier than Clementine and Lucy Rose and she also does things her own way and ends up in trouble even though her intentions were very good, but not as well done as either of the others.
This was a great book to start with as a fourth grader but I just had to read it again. So I would say that this was a pretty good book to start with and hope some of you read this book.
Skimmed this because between the various typefaces used and the Junie B wannabe manglings of English I just couldn't take it. Will probably be popular with the early novel little girl set.
Feb 01, 2012
Kelly Triplett
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Good book for young readers that are reluctant about reading chapter books; as there are a few pictures. The title character is probably very relatable for a lot of children.
A quick and funny read. I think Frannie would have been great friends with Sara Pennypacker's Clementine, and younger fans of Clementine may enjoy Frannie.
Spunky girl protagonist, and errors in judgment that aren't as innocent as she would have you believe, means you can give it to your Junie B. and Clementine fans.
A fun new series I discovered at Cover to Cover yesterday. Love the character and I think kids will too. A bit of a cross between Clementine and Roscoe Riley.
I thought Frannie had a very intresting life by the way she would dress and how she acted.
I also liked to switch my name around when I was little.
I also liked to switch my name around when I was little.
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