Carol June Franks is a retired teacher turned children’s book author. Carol’s books include rhythm and illustrations that engage children as well as content that adults enjoy reading to the children in their lives. Her books are unique in that each provides guidance for using the book to strengthen children's reading and writing abilities. Carol’s goal is to improve childhood literacy through her writing, presentations, and support for parents and teachers. Visit www.junebugtales.com to learn more.
What Farm Boots are For
Are farm boots for collecting eggs from the chicken coop? Do they help you waddle like a duck or act like a billy goat? Are they for jumping across puddles and catching crawdads in a creek? What ARE farm boots for?
Tag along on the farm with a young girl and her imaginary adventures as she explores what her new farm boots are for. You are sure to delight in this fun-loving story and the cadence created through rhyme, repetition, and the back and forth question-answer format that engages young readers.
Hiruni’s illustrations, created in brilliant watercolor, perfectly portray the girl’s imagination. Her whimsical style brings the story to life on the farm and catches the eye of readers of all ages.
Unique to picture books, the final pages include tips for parents and teachers to engage young children in reading and writing using What Farm Boots are For, and therefore strengthening their abilities as readers and writers.