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Betsy Franco

Betsy Franco
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Betsy Franco

Betsy Franco is the author of numerous books for children, including Counting Our Way to the 100th Day! and Mathematickles!, both illustrated by Steven Salerno; and Birdsongs, illustrated by Steve Jenkins. She and her husband live in Palo Alto,... Read full bio

Author Revealed:
Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
A. My life is surreal, magical, exciting, and unpredictable.
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My life in 8 words: "My life is surreal, magical, exciting, and unpredictable."
Summer Beat will be released on November 08, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Nov 08, 2011
Summer Beat is now available in Trade Paperback
Nov 08, 2011
News:
Pond Circle has won an award
Apr 25, 2011
News:
Pond Circle has won an award
May 06, 2010
News:
Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
News:
Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
Pond Circle is now available in Hardcover
Jun 09, 2009
Pond Circle will be released on June 09, 2009 in Hardcover
Jun 09, 2009
Pond Circle is now available in Hardcover
Jun 09, 2009
Jan 07, 2009
Author Revealed Answer:
What is your motto or maxim?
Jan 07, 2009
Pond Circle will be released on June 09, 2009 in Hardcover
Dec 19, 2008
Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails will be released on August 26, 2008 in Hardcover
Aug 26, 2008
Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails is now available in Hardcover
Aug 26, 2008
Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails will be released on August 26, 2008 in
Aug 26, 2008
Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails is now available in
Aug 26, 2008

Betsy Franco Revealed

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Authors on the Web

San Jose Mercury News, May 9, 2012
...in the Forest," by Joan Dunning (Boyd Mills Press); "A Dazzling Display of Dogs, concrete poems" by Betsy Franco, illustrations by Michael Wertz (Tricycle Press); and "Far from Shore: Chronicles of an Open Ocean Voyage," by Sophie Webb (Houghton Mifflin...
Lower Hudson Online, March 25, 2012
...Pleasant Public Library, 350 Bedford Road. 914-769-0548.Author talkPalisades: The Hole in the Bottom of the Sea by Betsy Franco Feeney. The author will be joined by children from Stage Left Childrens Theater. 2 p.m. The Esplanade at Palisades, 640 Oak...
Nyack-Piermont Patch, January 8, 2012
...Piermont, NY When: January 22, 2012 Time: 2:00 pm–3:30 pm The guest speaker will be artist Betsy Franco Feeney who will talk about how she created Puddle Jump Press and her newest book Hole in the Bottom of the Sea. This book is her second...
Daily Local News, November 6, 2011
...regular museum admission. Registration is requested by contacting the education office at 610-388-8382. Nov 10 -- “Birdsongs” by Betsy Franco, illustrated by Steve Jenkins n The Chester County Library, Exton, is offering several storytime workshops...
Lower Hudson Online, September 23, 2011
...adult readers. Authors will include Marian Armstrong, Anita Bell and Belinda Bell, Paul Braus, Donna McDine, Barry Fixler, Betsy Franco Feeney, Lisa Grubb, Joan Gussow, Lynn Lauber, Lynn Cluess Manzione, Cindy Reisenauer, Stephen Roberts, Karen...
Examiner.com, August 19, 2011
...- Like this? Subscribe to get instant updates. Celebrated singer-songwriter Christine Lavin and illustrator Betsy Franco Feeney have met their goal of raising $10,000 for funding their children’s song/book project Hole In The Bottom Of The Sea...
Nanuet Patch, February 16, 2012
...great room is a pair of glass water wall panels of an engraved tree created by local artist Betsy Franco Feeney. It recognizes major donors to the campaign. Instead of being numbered rooms, the residence rooms are named after certain trees, such as the...
New City Patch, February 16, 2012
...great room is a pair of glass water wall panels of an engraved tree created by local artist Betsy Franco Feeney. It recognizes major donors to the campaign. Instead of being numbered rooms, the residence rooms are named after certain trees, such as the...
Nyack-Piermont Patch, February 16, 2012
...great room is a pair of glass water wall panels of an engraved tree created by local artist Betsy Franco Feeney. It recognizes major donors to the campaign. Instead of being numbered rooms, the residence rooms are named after certain trees, such as the...
Pearl River Patch, February 16, 2012
...great room is a pair of glass water wall panels of an engraved tree created by local artist Betsy Franco Feeney. It recognizes major donors to the campaign. Instead of being numbered rooms, the residence rooms are named after certain trees, such as the...
MTV, February 10, 2012
...said that "Would You" follows in that same vein, but with the addition of his mom, respected actress Betsy Franco, to the cast he took things to a whole new level for them both. "Once people see the short they’re going to be slightly disturbed at...
Cleveland Live, January 28, 2012
...my good friends are near the gallery at Washington Place. That was Madame Baricelli's home. My daughter, Betsy Franco, took voice lessons with Madame at the mansion. I love Valentino's next door. I especially like the artichoke pizza. It's our annex...
laurasalas, October 7, 2011
...best poets for young people, including YA poets and verse novelists Naomi Shihab Nye, Margarita Engle, Allan Wolf, Betsy Franco, Paul Janeczko, and Helen Frost, Newbery Honor winner Joyce Sidman, current Children's Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis, and...