Betsy Franco–Author, Screenwriter

Me and Finn Mayer, the actor who plays Ovid

My son Dave came to my play. He read the audio book. Loved the play.

Some of the cast with Dave

Tom, my son who did all the drawing in the play, and I at the opening of the play

James filmed the play for his documentary about the making of the play.

Me and my husband Doug at the Oscars (He's no longer with us on this earth.)

Me and my mom, Grandma Mitz, at the Oscars

me, tom, james, grandma mitz on kodak stage

on the Kodak stage after the show

Doug and I at "Unfinished" premiere (He's no longer with us on this earth.)

My son Dave and I at the Governor's Ball after the Oscars, in the Kodak Theater

My son Tom and Julia, Oscar night

James and I at the premiere of "Unfinished" a film by James and Gus Van Sant

At Oscar mominees interview in L.A.

My Oscar dress

Selected Books

YA NOVEL

Metamorphosis, Junior Year

Illustrated by Tom Franco, audio version by James and Dave Franco

POETRY

A Curious Collection of Cats

"An amazing collection...cover(s) all things cat."

--Booklife

TEEN-WRITTEN ANTHOLOGY

Falling Hard, 100 love poems by teenagers

"The vertigo-inducing realm of romantic love is captured in this unforgettable collection..."

PICTURE BOOK

Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails

"Franco's spirited poems...Jenkins' masterful collage work."
--Booklist, starred review

Birdsongs

"Celebrate the free concert that birds perform..." --Publisher's Weekly, starred review

Mathematickles!

"Word lovers might stand a better chance of becoming math lovers..."-Horn Book, starred review

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

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

Quick Links

Contact the author

My Twitter

International Screenwriter Association Interview about screenwriting and the film of Metamorphosis, Junior Year

My interview on Oprah.com. (check out all the pages)

New York Times review of FALLING HARD

CosmoGirl article about playing James' mother on General Hospital

Article on Metamorphosis and how family collaborated on it in SF Chronicle!

My son Tom Franco's sculptures and paintings

Article in Stanford Magazine

Teenreads.com interview

My favorite poet, Bob Grumman, inspired Mathematickles

Blog

Cute blog and youtube

January 18, 2010

Amy Krouse Rosenthal's blog and Youtube from Chicago were really cute and made me feel good. Thought I'd pass them along.
http://blogs.vocalo.org/author/amykr

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