On May 22, the Kenosha-Racine chapter of Phi Delta Kappa #1123 gathered to honor and celebrate the contributions of individuals and groups throughout Racine and Kenosha counties who are working to improve students’ lives. Karen Franco was honored for her work educating teachers...

What Makes Bella Special? released on April 1! You can find out more about the book here, or you can click here to purchase it from Amazon....

Special Moms Parenting magazine recently interviewed Karen and published a review of “Just Hold My Hand.” Click the links below to open up the review & interview in your browser’s PDF viewer. Just-Hold-My-Hand-Karen-Franco Karen-Franco-Author...

In March of 2015, Karen was interviewed by Libby Collins of 94.5 The Lake, about her new special needs children’s book, “Jacob’s Hoop.” Karen was invited back to Libby’s show after being interviewed for her first book, “Just Hold My Hand.”...

Karen and her son, Jacob, who is a huge sports fan, were featured on Fox 6 News Sports with Tom Pipines in 2014. The story was centered around special needs and Karen’s first book, “Just Hold My Hand.” Karen talked about...