SuitabookFranky
Leo Timmers
- Reading
- Pause over the pictures and invite your child to spot what Sam uses to build Franky. Let them lead the imagining; there is no need to settle whether Sam's ideas are real.
- Themes
- Imagination and being understood: Sam's family dismisses his ideas about robots, while Sam builds a companion with whom he shares imaginative play. The story places value on Sam and Franky's connection, but the family disagreement alone does not establish a broader judgement about whose view is right.
- A friend leaving: Franky looks towards the sky before other robots arrive and take him home. The departure makes separation part of the story, but its emotional treatment and what Sam makes of it are not established.
- Worth knowing
- The friendship includes a parting when Franky leaves with the arriving robots. A child who finds goodbyes difficult may want time to talk about how that moment feels.