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Izzy and Frank Hardcover – Picture Book, July 7, 2020

by Katrina Lehman (Author), Sophie Beer (Illustrator)
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Izzy loved her island. But most of all, she loved Frank the seagull.

Izzy and Frank spend blue-sky-sunny days and gray-cloud-rainy days roaming and playing by the sea.

But when Izzy has to leave her lighthouse and island life behind to move to the city, she also has to say goodbye to Frank.

The city is crowded and noisy, and Izzy misses the sand and the sea.

Can Izzy find a place for herself in her new home? And will she ever see Frank again?

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  1. Reading age
    3 - 6 years
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 2
  5. Lexile measure
    AD590L
  6. Dimensions
    9.25 x 0.25 x 11.25 inches
  7. Publisher
    Scribble US
  8. Publication date
    July 7, 2020
  9. ISBN-10
    1950354237
  10. ISBN-13
    978-1950354238
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“Peppered with sensory images―“wind that whistled and wailed,” “crusty crabs,” and “sparkly, spiky starfish”―the alliterative text invites reading aloud. With its perky palette of aqua and orange, the simple, playful illustrations show Izzy as an exuberant white girl with freckles and unruly red curls who gradually adapts her free-spirited island life with Frank to an urban venue with new, diverse friends. Beautifully pitched tale for kids leaving behind familiar places and moving to new ones.”
―Kirkus Reviews

“Lehman’s sweet story is beautifully composed and full of satisfying alliteration (“wild-wind-blowy days” and “sparkly, spiky starfish”), and Beer’s illustrations are just as lovely. Set to a striking palette of turquoise and orange, the wonderfully detailed artwork invites readers into both the spacious seaside and the landlocked cityscape. Izzy’s journey will particularly resonate with young readers who have faced a change of address, helping them remember that home (and fun) can be found anywhere, with anyone.”
―Booklist

“An entertaining collaboration between author Katrina Lehman and illustrator Sophie Beer, Izzy and Frank is an original, utterly charming, and unreservedly recommended addition to family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library picture book collections for children.”
―Children's Bookwatch, Midwest Book Review

“This is a story about a special friendship, but also about starting over and learning to make a new life for yourself… [A] wonderful tool to use with children who might be starting a new adventure--not just moving, but maybe starting a new school or meeting a new group of friends. It is a great way to show how you can still hold something dear to your heart while also learning to embrace and enjoy something new.”
―Youth Services Book Review

“This is a lovely story about a unique friendship between a little girl and her seagull [that] also touches on the trauma of moving house and starting a new school.” FOUR STARS
―Good Reading

About the Author

Katrina Lehman lives in Melbourne with her three children, a gardener/baker/handyman husband, and a blue tongue lizard. She is lucky enough to spend all day crafting words as a writer and as an editor, helping authors unleash their inner magic.



Sophie Beer is an illustrator from Brisbane, Queensland. She completed dual bachelors in Law and Creative Industries at Queensland University of Technology before turning freelance. Revelling in colour, shape, and texture, she lives by one simple rule: art should never be boring. When she’s not illustrating, she’s usually found drinking dangerous amounts of tea and indulging in her other passion: literature.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scribble US; Illustrated edition (July 7, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1950354237
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1950354238
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 6 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD590L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 2
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.25 x 0.25 x 11.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

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Sophie Beer is an award-winning kid's author/illustrator living in Brisbane, Australia. She works primarily in children's books, having published with Penguin Random House New York, Simon and Schuster New York, Walker UK, Scholastic UK, Hardie Grant, and many more. As an illustrator, she has worked with Disney/Pixar, Google, The Sydney Opera House, and has collaborated with Myer for her own line of children's homewares. She is drawn to narratives about empathy, kindness, and making the world a brighter place. When she's not illustrating and writing, she thinks a lot about plants, animals, music, books, and equality.

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Children's Lit Love
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful story of friendship, goodbyes, and new adventures
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2020
Up today, I’ve got a lyrically written story of friendship, moving, goodbyes, and new adventures, illustrated with an incredible amount of personality — Izzy and Frank, written by Katrina Lehman and illustrated by Sophie Beer.
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Meet Izzy, a young girl who lives in a lighthouse on an island. As much as she loved “the wind what whistled and wailed,” she loves her best friend, a seagull named Frank, even more. Life is perfect on her island, until Izzy has to move and everything changes. Rather than full of adventures, explorations, and messes to make, Izzy finds that her new home in the city is small, full of sharp corners, and requires wearing shoes and standing in line. We feel weighed down by the heaviness in Izzy’s heart when one day, Frank shows up at Izzy’s bedroom window!
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Lehman has struck an amazing balance between a friendship story and a story of change, adjustments, and growth. We feel a sense of closure when Frank arrives, providing the emotional support Izzy needed to make new friends. His support and excitement around exploring the big city allow Izzy to embrace her new life, though she’ll never forget life on the island. This give-and-take friendship lends meaning for both the child who is moving and the child who is left behind, as both adjust to the changes and embrace new experiences.
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As you read, pay close attention to Lehman’s descriptive language and abundant alliteration, as well as Beer’s striking choice of colors and whimsy.
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If you liked this one, you might also want to check out Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall.
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A big thank you to Scribble Kids Books for sharing this book with our family in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions of this book are my own.
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Alex
3.0 out of 5 stars Lehman captures two very distinct worlds for Izzy to grow in.
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2020
From the moment you gaze at the cover, Izzy’s bright smile, pale pale skin and gloriously red hair pull you into this charming picture book that literally pops off the page. Beer’s illustrations grab your attention with her beautifully detailed renderings rich in soft blues and warm earthy tones. The book, however, is more than just pretty pictures (and pretty they are), it tells a wonderful story of a girl that moves away, and starts a new life.

Izzy lived on a beautiful island where she shared many an adventure with her friend Frank, the seagull. Izzy loved everything about island living: no corners in her house, blue-sky-sunny days, playing in the sand, and her beloved Frank.

One day, Izzy had to move away from the island, and her beautiful lighthouse to the city. She was forced to say goodbye to Frank.

Finding herself in a new home, Izzy was unfamiliar with the new surroundings and rules. She also really missed Frank.

Can Izzy make it in the “big city?” Will she ever see Frank again? Well, that’s the rest of the story. And, rest assured, it has a happy ending. At least, happy enough to learn some things along the way.

In a beautiful alliterative style (“sparkly, spiky starfish”), laced with staccato sentences and well placed commas, Lehman captures two very distinct worlds for Izzy to grow in. And manages, at once, to communicate highly complex thoughts with very simple words. Take for instance:

Izzy ached for the wind in her hair and the taste of sand and salt in her mouth. She missed her lighthouse. She missed her island. And most of all, she missed Frank.

The sentences do all the work for the reader. I often find parents saying, “I don’t know how to read story books to my child.” We’ll leave for another time that cop-out (or you could simply reference my discussion here). Lehman makes it easy. Go back and read the quotation outloud. Yes, you have to read the punctuation. The beauty of Lehman’s writing is in the detail. If you read it as written, it needs very little else. Add to a solid structure, a story that teaches adaptation in light of changing circumstances and a primer on how to make friends, and you’ve got a book that is a solid addition to your library.

As a bonus, you can find Teaching Notes at the Publisher’s Website to help supplement the reading. Click here.

My thanks to Edelweiss and the Publisher for providing an Advance Copy of this book. The views expressed herein are my own.
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