By: Paulette Bourgeois/Brenda Clark
Publisher: Scholastic
Reading Level: 6-8 years
Number of Pages: 30
Genre: Animal Fantasy
Summary: Franklin notices a new family moving in down the road and notices how ginormous their furniture is. He soon finds out that it is a moose family. Franklin hurries home to tell his mother what he saw. The next day at school, the moose kid is there and the teacher asks Franklin to be his buddy. Franklin was intimidated of Moose's size. When it was time to go play outside, Franklin asked if Moose wanted to play and he shook his his no. While Franklin and his other friends played soccer, Moose stood alone. But then Fox kicked the ball into a tree and the others complain about having to go get Mr. Owl, their teacher, but Moose comes over and says, "I've got it!" and he knocked it out of the tree. After recess Mr. Owl tells Franklin that Moose is going to help him make the bake sale sign. With some coaxing from Mr. Owl, Franklin agrees to let Moose help him. They spend the rest of the day drawing and making the sign for the bake sale. they soon become friends and Franklin shows Moose around the school some more and helps him with all sorts of things. At lunch Franklin invites Moose to sit with him and the others. When he gets home from school, Franklin tells his mother about his day. She pulls some cookies out of the oven and suggests that he take some to Moose. Franklin takes him the cookies. They talk and get to know more about each other and become new friends! :)
Reaction: I loved this show growing up and loved the books as well. I enjoyed reading this book again. The illustrations are beautiful and the message being taught is so worth while. I love this book!
Recommendation: Definitely for younger audiences, but I think it could be read to children as they got older to help emphasis the importance of friendship and being kind to everyone.
Problems: The only problems I saw in this book was the judgmental attitudes in the beginning that fade in the end.
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