When Frankie starts to play, amazing things happen!
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Frankie is a quiet boy. He lives on a quiet street, with his quiet parents and his quiet dog and cat. But when Frankie decides to learn the trumpet, the most incredible things happen! Colours, shapes and smells appear and everything begins to change. It looks as though life for quiet Frankie will never be quite the same . . . Award Winner: Best Emerging Illustrator, Booktrust Early Years Awards 2008
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Tim Hopgood is a rising picture book star who is fast winning acclaim for his unique and bold style. HERE COMES FRANKIE! follows on from the success of A DOG CALLED ROD (978-1-4050-9269-2, shortlisted for the British Book Design Awards) and OUR BIG BLUE SOFA (978-1-4050-9074-2, longlisted for the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal). A graduate of Kingston University, Tim worked for twenty years in graphic design and freelance illustration. He now lives in York with his wife and their two quite noisy children – one of whom plays the drums!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
What a smashing book! Here came Frankie, into our house, and he was an immediate hit. From a gentle start, this story is soon bursting with colour and life. Frankie is a quiet child living in a serene house in a neat street with sensible parents. His dad is able to read in silence for hours while his Mum enjoys peace and quiet with her crossword. As the mother of three (3,6&7) it sounds like bliss but life in Ellington Avenue looks a little dull...... until Frankie decides he'd like to learn the trumpet and as he plays colour creeps into the gorgeously-textured pictures.
The notes from the trumpet are a rainbow of glossy colour, a fruit salad of music bursting forth like a carnival across the pages. And Frankie's parents begin to tap their feet to the music and the street begins to dance. Bright and bold, this book is a refreshing reminder to parents that peace and quiet is not always what it's cracked up to be. Children should be having noisy, and as you can't beat them, join them!
In addition to being a lovely story, this book introduces the thought-provoking idea for preschool and KS1 children (2-7), what colour different sounds might be, the pictures a melody might elicit in your imagination, and what they inspire in your different senses. My daughter (7) was fascinated by the thought that for some people (synaesthetes) sound, colour, shape and smell and so interlinked that that musicians and artists (e.g. Kandinsky) can see and hear their work in a multisensory way. Brilliant!
The notes from the trumpet are a rainbow of glossy colour, a fruit salad of music bursting forth like a carnival across the pages. And Frankie's parents begin to tap their feet to the music and the street begins to dance. Bright and bold, this book is a refreshing reminder to parents that peace and quiet is not always what it's cracked up to be. Children should be having noisy, and as you can't beat them, join them!
In addition to being a lovely story, this book introduces the thought-provoking idea for preschool and KS1 children (2-7), what colour different sounds might be, the pictures a melody might elicit in your imagination, and what they inspire in your different senses. My daughter (7) was fascinated by the thought that for some people (synaesthetes) sound, colour, shape and smell and so interlinked that that musicians and artists (e.g. Kandinsky) can see and hear their work in a multisensory way. Brilliant!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Another lovely book from Tim Hopgood. I have bought Our Big Blue Sofa; A Dog Called Rod and now Frankie for my niece and she loves them all. The stories are a delight and the illustrations are so original. Sure to captivate a child's imagination and adults don't tire of reading them too. In this latest book Frankie learns the trumpet and discovers he is a synaesthete who sees and smells music!
PS. Always check inside the front and back covers..full of zany little comments and observations..the funny little things that kids notice and adults miss..except Hopgood, of course!
PS. Always check inside the front and back covers..full of zany little comments and observations..the funny little things that kids notice and adults miss..except Hopgood, of course!
By dmcnabb
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this book because my sons name is frankie and I bought it for him. The book was surprisingly wonderful. Although its a paperback it's more durable than other paperbacks we have. The story of frankies boring quiet parents is pictured really well. The layout of the words on the pages is interesting as its not in the standard layout and is written in different sizes and directions. The usage of colour in the book is fantastic. There are brig vibrant colours as frankie encourages noise in his world and as people embrace it. It is a fantastic story and I highly recommend it to anyone. It's a true celebration of embracing who you are and the things one likes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
An outstanding book
I love this book. Tim Hopgood has a wonderful way of making quite a complex concept not only accessible but real. Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2010 by Gingerfifi
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Beautiful
After looking at reviews I couldnt resist. It is a lovely book and I would highly recommend it. It works through the sad colours and happy colours. Read more
Published on 17 May 2010 by J. Maidment
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The most beautiful book I've ever seen...
I wrote a dissertation on Synaesthesia 10 years ago and was used to most people having never heard of it. Imagine my surprise when I found it the subject of a children's book. Read more
Published on 17 May 2009 by S. L. Martins
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