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It's Not a Want. It's a NEED!
Be fairer than Frankie: tick need or want for twelve things, then write your own list. With Mum's rule: wants are allowed, they just wait their turn.
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“Everyone's got a shiny new bike except me.”
Frankie Bunting Needs a New Bike
Eleven kids ride a shiny Blagg up the hill. Frankie pushes the Rust Bucket.
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What happens
There's a Blagg in the shop window at the foot of the hill: chrome, a horn that plays tunes, ONLY 3 LEFT. Eleven kids ride one. Frankie pushes the Rust Bucket, last up the hill every day. It's not a want. It's a NEED.
So Frankie makes plans. A sale on the steps. Five dogs to walk. A bike wash that washes one bike. A funny, honest story about wanting something so much it feels like a need, for families where money doesn't stretch as far as the wanting.
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- Picture bookRhyming · 32 pages · ages 8–12
- Chapter bookFunny prose · 26 short chapters · ages 8–12
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Activity sheet
Follow the Money
Track Frankie's jar through six money-making schemes, then talk about what each one cost that wasn't money. Answers upside down at the bottom.
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