Franklin (Paulette Bourgeois)

A turtle afraid of small dark places, and therefore of crawling into his shell, asks a variety of animals for advice, only to find out that each has a fear of its own.

From the storybook series that inspired the beloved TV show starring everyone's favorite turtle!
Franklin has lots of friends and one best friend named Bear. They play tag, hopscotch, and ball. But Franklin always wants to pick the game and make the rules. No one wants to play with him—he's too bossy! In this Classic Franklin Storybook, Franklin learns he can't always have his own way.
This fixed-layout ebook, which preserves...

With his new pencil case packed with a ruler, eraser, and a dozen colored pencils, Franklin is ready for his first day of school—until it's time to board the bus. In this Franklin Classic Storybook, Franklin faces the excitement and fear of starting school.

"Franklin and his friends are excited about the Halloween party. However, things get scary when Franklin begins to think that a real ghost might be at the party" Cf. Our choice, 1997-1998.

Franklin feels grumpy and sad one day and doesn't know why until he realized he is missing his friend Otter who moved away.

Franklin the turtle gets into the holiday spirit in the storybook series that inspired the beloved television show Franklin and Friends!
In this Franklin Classic Storybook, Franklin can't decide what to donate to his school's Christmas toy drive. At first, all of his toys seem too special to give away, then nothing seems special enough. With some inspiration from his Great Aunt Harriet, Franklin finally comes up with the perfect...

"Franklin's valentines fall into a puddle, so he decides to make a new batch of cards - for Friendship Day, which can be any day of the year" Cf. Our choice, 1999-2000.

In this Franklin Classic Storybook, Franklin is excited about his class trip to the museum. Just before they go inside, Beaver tells him that they'll see real dinosaurs. At first Franklin is worried, but he has so much fun seeing and doing other things in the museum that he almost forgets about the dinosaurs—until he comes face-to-face with a tyrannosaurus!
This fixed-layout ebook, which preserves the design and layout of the original print...

In this Franklin Classic Storybook, our hero is thrilled to learn he'll be a big brother in the spring. He can hardly wait for the new baby, but spring seems a long time away. Franklin does everything he can to make spring come, but nothing happens. Even the seed he planted at school doesn't look like it will ever become a plant. Then, one day, spring finally appears and something very special arrives ... something little and green and absolutely...

In this Franklin Classic Storybook, Franklin likes being a big brother ... most of the time. But when his little sister, Harriet, wants to play with his favorite stuffed animal, Franklin doesn't want to share. As they tug at the toy, something terrible happens. It rips! Franklin's mother fixes it, but he remains angry and hides the toy in his closet. Then Franklin discovers it's not the toy that makes Harriet happy—it's her big brother who brings...

A delightful storybook in the series that inspired the Franklin and Friends TV show!
In this Franklin Classic Storybook, our hero is a very lucky turtle. He has the best friends, the best little sister, the best goldfish, and, of course, the best mother. But when he discovers that his mother's birthday is coming up, he can't find the best present. After giving it some serious thought, Franklin decides to do everything for his mom....