Betsy Franco
Children's Book Author

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Counting Our Way to the 100th Day!

100 poems and 100 pictures for the 100th Day of School, or any occasion!

Poems are zany, beautiful, funny, and thought-provoking.

One hundred
little tiny ants
could fit in the
bowl of a wooden
spoon, but a herd of
one hundred eleph-ants
would take up much,
much, much more
room!



One Hundred Puddles

One hundred puddles make a pond.
One hundred ponds would make a lake.
One hundred lakes would make a sea.
Just add some salt and sail with me.

One hundred drops can be a cloud.
One hundred clouds can be a storm.
One hundred storms is winter weather.
Let's make a fire and read together.

One hundred words can be a poem.
One hundred poems can be a book.
One hundred books can fill a shelf.
Come read of dragons, bears, and elves.


To purchase call 1-800-223-2336 or visit www.simonsayskids.com



Selected Works

1. Picture book
Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails
"Franco's spirited poems...Jenkins' masterful collage work."
--Booklist, starred review
2. 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
3. picture book
Birdsongs
"Celebrate the free concert that birds perform..."
--Publisher's Weekly, starred review
4. picture book
Mathematickles!
"Word lovers might stand a better chance of becoming math lovers..."
-Horn Book, starred review
5. 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



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