Franklin Endicott and the Third Key (Tales from Deckawoo Drive #6) by Kate DiCamillo. 103 pages. Candlewick Press, 2021. $16. 9781536201819.
Language: G (0 'swears'); Mature Content: G; Violence: G
BUYING ADVISORY: EL(K-3) - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Franklin Endicott is a kid with a lot of generalized anxiety. One day he goes on an errand with an elderly neighbor and receives an extra key--a third key!--he did not expect in his order. As Franklin bravely deals with this wrinkle, he finds a new friend and perhaps the advice he needs to finally put his worries to rest.
This is the last book in this six-book series but the first that I've read, and I found it delightful. The story did strike me as one that adults would like kids to read perhaps more than one kids would be drawn to on their own. My only real complaint was the cartoon-y illustrations that I don't feel match the story at all. Overall a nice story and one that will probably be good to read aloud to my own kids--though its at a reading level they could easily tackle themselves.
Reviewer: TC
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