Franklin Smith is a singer/songwriter and author. He’s been performing traditional country music for over 30 years. Recently, he wrote a children’s book that was inspired by his good friend Paul Lazowski and illustrated by Mark Marderosion. Frank has combined his love for music and his passion for children’s hospital into Legends of Country Music Events in support of a Books for Beds Campaign for Children’s Hospital.

Hopeidont Books is a company that self-publishes a social emotional learning children’s book series called the Adventures of Buz of Budger. We will also soon be adding merchandise to our inventory such as posters and sensory squishies. The goal of Hopeidont Books is to donate a copy of our books for every copy sold to a partnering children's hospital or to a teacher at a school.

The Books for Beds Campaign is a fundraising campaign for children’s hospitals. For every book sold, or ticket to an event bought, we will donate a copy of the book or a portion of the sales to children’s hospital for the holiday season.

Your book will be available for pick up at the event. If for whatever reason you can no longer attend the event, we will leave your copy to be picked up at another time at the event location.

Books will be divided evenly between our partnering children’s hospitals and shipped to a provided mailing address.

Books will be divided evenly between our partnering children’s hospitals and shipped to a provided mailing address.

It is called a grandparent appreciation event because the first book in The Adventures of Buz & Budger, Slime Time Fuun, is dedicated to grandparents. Franklin’s grandmother helped raise him growing up, and he wants to show appreciation for grandparents everywhere and recognize the value they have in our lives.