FRANKLIN’S BIG DREAMS

Book ID/图书代码： 06540510B36664

English Summary/英文概要： One night, Franklin is awoken by strange sounds--a little like scratching, but more like a team of construction workers busting through his ceiling. They are there to build a railroad. But just as soon as the train passes--carrying a variety of Franklin’s friends and neighbors--it’s gone, along with the crew that brought it. The next night they return to build a runway, and the next night a canal for a boat. Where do these people go in the dead of night? And how do they get there so quickly? Franklin thinks he’s knows what’s up, and he’s not about to let another vehicle pass without taking a ride of his own.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 小法蘭克林深夜的想像世界！

一天晚上小法蘭克林Franklin被奇怪的聲音吵醒，這聲音像刮地板似的，如同一群人正在進行什麼重大工程…原來正在進行蓋鐵路的工程，接著一輛火車來了，車上載走小法蘭克林的鄰居及朋友們。第二天晚上這群人又出現了，這次他們蓋的是機場，又隔一天晚上換成開鑿渡輪過的運河。究竟在三更半夜，這群人在做什麼？他們是如何辦到的，小法蘭克林似乎知道這一切的原由，現而他決定也要加入這冒險的行列。
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Awards/获奖情况：Kindergarten-Grade 2 One ordinary night, during his bedtime routine, Franklin gets a huge surprise: a construction crew comes crashing through the wall of his room. A foreman informs the surprised boy that he should be asleep, then continues with his work, laying tracks. While Franklin watches from the safety of his bed, a train comes whistling through, carrying some familiar faces. After it trundles away, the crew breaks up the track, leaving Franklin to a dream of rushing along train tracks through a moonlit forest. A week later, the same thing happens, only this time with a plane and later, a huge cruise ship. With each episode, Franklin spots a recognizable face onboard the vehicle, then has a dream of traveling to fantastic lands on wings or ocean waves. The next time his wall is breached, he finally catches on. He dictates where he would like to go in this dream sequence: a big round moon peeking through his window gives his destination away. While this is an interesting concept, it takes several readings to understand exactly what is going on in the bedroom. The illustrations, however, are quite beautiful, and the cool palette and soft lines add to the dreamy feel of the story. Each spread is more magnificent then the next, helping to build to the out-of-this-world conclusion.---Jasmine L. Precopio, Fox Chapel Area School District, Pittsburgh, PA, From School Library Journal

*Starred Review* In this fantastical debut, Teague imagines how dreams are made from the point of view of a young boy and his dog. Night after night, construction crews break into Franklin’s bedroom to build train tracks, a runway, and a canal; they’re all deconstructed before the break of day after some massive conveyance has rolled through Franklin’s room, eerily carrying people he knows, including one little boy who looks rather familiar. “Nobody knows how this works!” the construction worker admits—and we don’t need to know, either. It’s the mystery that makes this so imaginative and fresh. Kulikov’s dramatic paintings feature a chiaroscuro effect; Franklin’s nighttime room is portrayed in navy blues and subdued colors, while warm yellow light pours from the towering forms of the train, jet, and boat. Alert readers will notice the parallel little dog that appears in the dreams, just as, of course, the little boy who looks familiar turns out to be Franklin himself. The randomness of the folks who people Franklin’s dreams—the mailman, the checkout lady from the supermarket, and his uncle Marty, for instance—evokes exactly the arbitrary whimsy of dreams. Preschool-Grade 1.---Diane Foote, From Booklist

About the Author/作者介绍： New picture book author David Teague and award-winning illustrator Boris Kulikov team up to create the dreamiest night-time adventure since Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are.

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