Books with author David Frampton

Tobie is the story of a young toad who encounters an amazing friend that alters his young life forever. A tale of life and loss, love and sacrifice that tugs at your heartstrings and leaves you smiling through tears. Tobie’s story also provides a unique opportunity to open a dialogue with your child regarding the often delicate subject of explaining the loss of someone special. I have loved toads all my life and consider them one of the most remarkable of God’s many remarkable creatures, so this book was very easy to write. Fortunately, I married a wonderful woman who feels the same as I do about our wartful friends. When one of us encounters a toad in our yard or garden we still rush to share it with the other. I sincerely hope you enjoy Tobie.David Hampton

Esteemed author Eve Bunting brings all her insight, empathy, and storytelling skill to this powerful allegorical tale, set in the streets of an unnamed city and illustrated with striking woodcuts. Danny, new to town, is proud when a glittery-eyed tiger invites him for a ride. He climbs up onto the tiger’s massive back, and together they cruise the neighborhood. Everyone gives them respect—shopkeepers and passersby, even other kids. Danny feels powerful and much older than ten. Soon, though, he realizes it isn’t respect people feel for him and the tiger—it’s fear. And when he decides to get down off the tiger’s back, he discovers it’s a lot harder than climbing on.Whether the tiger is interpreted to represent gangs, drugs, or something else altogether, this poetically told, dramatically illustrated book is sure to provoke discussions about temp-tation, peer pressure, and conformity.

Evokes the spirit of an ancient city, recalling David, Nebuchadnezzer, Herod, Hadrian, Constantine, Saladin, Sulieman, and the many groups who came to conquer; and observes that despite 3000 years of being battered, burned, and rebuilt, Jerusaleum shine speacefully in the moonlight.Evokes the spirit of an ancient city, recalling important figures in its history and the many groups who came to conquer it, and observes that after 4000 years, Jerusalem still shines peacefully in the moonlight