Betsy Franco
Children's Book Author

Tom and I speaking at Teenquake in San Francisco

Future Books and Events

FORTHCOMING BOOKS

A Dazzling Display of Dogs (Tricycle Press, 2011)

Falling Hard, 100 love poems by teenagers (PAPERBACK) coming out in February 2011 with Candlewick Press. Just in time for Valentine's Day.

Double Play (Tricycle, 2011)



EVENTS

April 18, I'll be giving writing tips to teenagers at the Palo Alto Library (Mitchell Park Library) in a workshop requested by teenagers.

April 18, 1:00-4:00 at Koret Auditorium of the San Francisco Main Library, I'll be signing my book Zero Is the Leaves on the Tree. It is a nominee for the Northern California Book Awards.

I'm looking forward to attending parties at the Firehouse Collective, two art studios/​galleries in Berkeley that my sculptor son, Tom Franco, helped organize.

In the movie MILK, which was filmed in San Francisco, my son James has a role, and my son Dave has a small part as well, as the shirtless phone-tree caller. My husband is the tall guy on the right in the candlelight march. I was in the marches, but I'm off screen. Oh, well. It was fun.

Selected Books

1.YA novel
Metamorphosis, Junior Year
Forthcoming: illustrated by Tom Franco, audio version by James and Dave Franco
2. poetry
A Curious Collection of Cats
"An amazing collection...cover(s) all things cat."
--Booklife
4. teen-written anthology
Falling Hard, 100 love poems by teenagers
"The vertigo-inducing realm of romantic love is captured in this unforgettable collection..."
3. Picture book
Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails
"Franco's spirited poems...Jenkins' masterful collage work."
--Booklist, starred review
6. picture book
Birdsongs
"Celebrate the free concert that birds perform..."
--Publisher's Weekly, starred review
7. picture book
Mathematickles!
"Word lovers might stand a better chance of becoming math lovers..."
-Horn Book, starred review
8. children's poetry
Counting Our Way to the 100th Day
"the bouncy, humorous poems include an amazing variety of math concepts ...delivered with a light touch"
--Kirkus Review
5. teen-written poetry anthologies
You Hear Me? poems and writing by teenage boys; Things I Have to Tell You, poems and writing by teenage girls
"...honest, raw and sometimes tender selections..."
-School Library Journal