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Sunday, May 17, 2026

Call for Authors & Illustrators: Franklin 250th Anniversary Commemorative Children’s Book

*Please Note: This project is being conducted with funding provided through a state earmark and does not use any funds from the Town of Franklin.

Celebrate Franklin 250

The Town of Franklin is seeking qualified vendors to write and/or illustrate a commemorative children’s book in celebration of Franklin’s 250th Anniversary.

This milestone anniversary is an opportunity to celebrate Franklin’s history, community pride, and shared future. To support this town-wide celebration, we are inviting vendors to submit qualifications, product examples, pricing, and service information for a commemorative children’s book that may be sold and/or distributed as part of Franklin’s anniversary events and promotions.

Scope of Services

The Town is seeking vendors that can provide some or all of the following services:

Author a children’s book using the included narrative structure

Illustrate a children’s book according to the provided narrative

Artists may submit as an author, illustrator, or both.

Children’s Book

The Town is seeking authors and illustrators for the production of a commemorative children’s book for early readers ages 4-8 that includes, but is not limited to:

Writing

800-2000 word count
ADA compliant sans serif font
Engaging and interactive

Art

Whimsical
Cover art
Double-spread layouts with bleed
CMYK

For additional details and application

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GBr-0yUx3RjLfgOm3wSoWqZ-AGQgwKLA2gGRHLkSh1I/edit?usp=drivesdk

Friday, April 3, 2026

Ali Rheaume talks about the creation of "Buddy The Brain" (video & audio)

FM #1703 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1703 in the series.

This episode shares my conversation with Franklin author, educator, and disability advocate Ali Rheaume. We met virtually on Thursday, March 19, 2026 to discuss her new book “Buddy The Brain”.

Ali Rheaume talks about the creation
of "Buddy The Brain" (video & audio)

We cover

The book is available in multiple formats
The origin story of the book
Ali’s recovery journey and advocacy

The video runs about 23 minutes, let’s watch (or listen)

Video link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gLJIk2cRT0

Audio link - https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1703-ali-rheaume-on-buddy-the-brain-03-19-26/

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The landing page for Buddy The Brain https://alirheaume.com/buddythebrain

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