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Frankie goes to France

Ingrid Jonach — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:00:54 +0000

Having helped her Mum and Greg Green set their wedding date, Frankie is convinced she will be allowed to go to Paris with them on their honeymoon. She is positively preoccupied with learning French and buying a suitcase, but her colleagues want her to focus on the fight to save the local library through her newspaper The Frank Frankie.

For ages seven and up.

Frankie goes to France is the sequel to the popular Frank Frankie chapter book, published by Pan Macmillan Australia in July 2008. It is available in print (ISBN: 9780330424141) and ebook formats from:

Pan Macmillan Australia
Booktopia

Readers have said:

If you liked The Frank Frankie; the newspaper that helps people, you’ll love this sequel.
- Lisa Korycki, Bendigo Advertiser

Ingrid Jonach touches on the serious topics of decision making and relationships whilst still maintaining an upbeat storyline… This novel is perfect for reading out loud and will have you smiling and laughing the whole way through.
- Steph Reed, Mudgee Guardian and Gulgong Advertiser

I enjoyed reading this book. I found it very funny the way Frankie talks and tells her story.
- Nicholas, 7, The Adelaide Advertiser

The Frank Frankie

Ingrid Jonach — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 14:00:05 +0000

At the start of the summer holidays, nine-year-old Frankie just wants to hang out with her best-friend-forever Billy Bloom, but boring Mr Grumble has given them a school project about what they want to be when they grow up.

When Frankie meets a real life journalist, she decides to start her own newspaper. But a newspaper needs news, so soon Frankie is revealing her family secrets in print to every house in the neighbourhood!

For ages seven and up.

The Frank Frankie is the debut children’s chapter book from Ingrid Jonach, published by Pan Macmillan Australia in June 2007. It’s sequel, Frankie goes to France, was published in July 2008. It is available in print (ISBN: 9780330423267) and ebook formats from:

Pan Macmillan Australia
Booktopia

Readers have said:

An engaging story about a delightfully energetic little girl with a passion for words.
- Wendy Noble, Good Reading

Every aspect of this book is fun, from the chapter titles to the line drawings that capture so perfectly the non-stop activity and the characters.
- ED, Reading Time

I love a kids’ chapter book that aims so directly at its audience, you can hear the bulls-eye thud of its literary arrow.
-Tania McCartney, Australian Women Online

This book is very amusing and full of funny phrases and jokes… I think this is a very well written book. It is funny with a good storyline. I will recommend it to all of my friends so that they can enjoy it too.
- Charlotte, 12, Monitor Online

A perfect interpretation of a grade four girl’s life – two thumbs up!
- Caitlin, 10, The Examiner

A Lot of Things

Ingrid Jonach — Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:00:16 +0000

A Lot of Things is a picture book about a dad who accumulates a lot of things, some useful and some useless.

But what happens when his kids get lost underneath all his gadgets and gizmos?

This is a heart-warming story that uses rhyming and nonsensical language to captivate its audience in collaboration with an array of fascinating illustrations.

A Lot of Things is the first picture book from Ingrid Jonach, published October 2005. It is available in print format (ISBN: 9780975774106) from:

Amazon

Readers have said:

Not only does this lovely book work beautifully on a verbal level, its busy-bee pictures will entrance little eyes, boggling at the collection of junk strewn from here to over there.
- KBR Team, Kids Book Review