Frankie and Friends: The Big Protest
Young reporter Frankie and her news crew of beloved toys learn why and how people protest in the second book of the heart-warming Frankie and Friends series.
There’s breaking news on TV at Frankie’s house – a protest to demand justice! Frankie’s mama, a journalist, gets a call to cover the story, and Frankie wants to do her own reporting, too. But what is a protest, and why do people do it?
Along with her news crew, including Farrah the doll, Dan the teddy bear and Nina the cat, Frankie prepares a feature story by doing research and conducting interviews. And when the toys decide to have their own protest in support of the local movement, Frankie is on the scene to help make signs, march, and, of course, get the scoop!
In this latest installment of the charming series, Frankie explores big ideas like racial injustice and activism with her supportive family and learns more about journalism in the process.
Christine Platt is an author and advocate who believes storytelling is a tool for social change. She holds a BA in Africana studies, an MA in African American studies and a JD in general law. Currently serving as communications director for the award-winning Clara Lionel Foundation, founded in 2012 by Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty, Christine Platt is a member of the American Association of Blacks in Energy, the Association of Writers and Writing Programs and the Association of Black Women Historians. She also serves as an ambassador for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. She has written more than thirty books for young readers and currently lives in Washington, DC.
Alea Marley is an award-winning illustrator of many books for children, including Phoebe Dupree Is Coming to Tea! by Linda Ashman and The Silver Shadow by Mariesa Dulak. She loves creating whimsical scenes that are filled with patterns, texture and bursts of colour. Alea Marley lives in northern England.