Betsy Franco, Children's Book Author/Actor

Tom and I speaking at Teenquake in San Francisco

Future Books/Events


EVENTS
My short film with Gunn students, "Faceoff: Tyranny vs. Resistance" is showing at the Palo Alto Children's Theatre on May 4 at 7 p.m.

Going to Tribeca Film Festival to see "Francophrenia," James' latest film.

In March 2012, I'll be leading some writing workshops at Gunn High School in coordination with the Palo Alto Children's Theatre.

LA Film Festival, The Broken Tower, directed and written by James Franco. I have a small but interesting role as poet Hart Crane's mother. My sons Dave and James play the younger and older Crane. The DVD will be available from Focus Features on March 27, 2012.

Will be attending the premiere of Dave's next movie, 21 Jump Street.

Dave's short film "Would You?" premiering at SXSW festival in Austin. I play his mom.

Attending SCBWI Golden Gate Conference in Asilomar.

Selected Books

1.YA novel
Forthcoming: illustrated by Tom Franco, audio version by James and Dave Franco
2. poetry
"An amazing collection...cover(s) all things cat."
--Booklife
4. teen-written anthology
"The vertigo-inducing realm of romantic love is captured in this unforgettable collection..."
3. Picture book
"Franco's spirited poems...Jenkins' masterful collage work."
--Booklist, starred review
6. picture book
"Celebrate the free concert that birds perform..."
--Publisher's Weekly, starred review
7. picture book
"Word lovers might stand a better chance of becoming math lovers..."
-Horn Book, starred review
8. children's poetry
"the bouncy, humorous poems include an amazing variety of math concepts ...delivered with a light touch"
--Kirkus Review
5. teen-written poetry anthologies
"...honest, raw and sometimes tender selections..."
-School Library Journal