Bourgeois, Paulette

Franklin is disappointed his grandparents will not be able to come for Thanksgiving, but realizes he has plenty to be thankful for.

Franklin tries to be on time but keeps getting distracted.

Once he realizes that the dinosaurs in the museum are not alive, Franklin is able to enjoy his class visit there.

Sarah loves her shiny yellow boots, until the day she finds she has grown and cannot fit into them any more.

It is Franklin's first day of school and he is a little nervous, but his teacher, Mr. Owl, knows just what to do to make it a wonderful day.

Franklin forms a secret club with some of his friends, not realizing that his other friends might feel left out, and when Beaver starts her own club he discovers what it feels like to be excluded.

A collection of four previously-published stories about Franklin the turtle.