Franklin Says I Love You (3 page)

Franklin and Harriet sang “Happy Birthday” to their mother.

Then she ate her breakfast in bed and brushed away the crumbs.

She pinned her brooch on her pajamas.

She said she loved Harriet’s card, Franklin’s picture and the tool kit from Franklin’s father.

“You’ve made this a wonderful day,” said Franklin’s mother.

But Franklin wasn’t finished giving presents. He planned one more thing — something he’d thought of all by himself.

Franklin gave his mother a hug and a kiss, and then he said, “I love you.”

“Those three little words are better than any fancy present,” said Franklin’s mother.

Right then, Franklin knew he’d found the best way of all to show his mother he loved her.

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Edited by Tara Walker

The hardcover edition of this book is smyth sewn casebound.

The paperback edition of this book is limp sewn with a drawn-on cover.

Manufactured in Buji, Shenzhen, China, in 10/2010 by WKT Company

CM 02 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

CDN PA 02 9 8 7 6 5 4

Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Bourgeois, Paulette

            Franklin says I love you / written by Paulette Bourgeois ;

illustrated by Brenda Clark.

ISBN: 978-1-4532-1958-4

1.   Franklin (Fictitious character : Bourgeois) – Juvenile fiction. I. Clark,

Brenda II. Title.

PS8553.O85477F886 2011             jC813’.54           C2010-906674-X

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