Books with author Frank Martin

They were both barboys, one more a money boy the other less money more boy. For each other, they were mother, father, brother, friend and lover, ambulance and police. Pee was beautiful and Puke... well, he had his shtick.Sad, sexy and funny stories about how to boys survived while they were alive. Now they are both gone. They wouldn't want you to cry.

My Friend the Cartoon is about a girl named Katie, who lives in Brooklyn, New York. Katie's dream is to become a soccer player, but one day she was bullied by two boys. She came home feeling so sad, and wished that her toy animals would come to life to comfort her. To her amazement, her wish came true! Soon, Katie was taking her animal friends on an adventure in her human world.

Clever Tortoise cuts a couple of bullies down to size in this traditional African folktale.Elephant and Hippo are bullies. Big, strong, and selfish, the two friends boss and frighten all the other animals in the jungle, making life in their formerly harmonious community unbearable. But one day, Clever Tortoise calmly declares that size and strength aren't everything. Soon he proves it, hatching a plan to outwit the two tyrants with the tug-of-war to end all tugs-of-war. Who will be left standing when Tortoise's ingenious contest is over? Francesca Martin's spirited adaptation of a traditional African folk story-complete with a glossary of African words-and her rich illustrations will have kids cheering as wit and quiet wisdom triumph over brute strength.

My Friend the Cartoon is about a girl named Katie, who lives in Brooklyn, New York. Katie's dream is to become a soccer player, but one day she was bullied by two boys. She came home feeling so sad, and wished that her toy animals would come to life to comfort her. To her amazement, her wish came true! Soon, Katie was taking her animal friends on an adventure in her human world.