"Franklin is afraid of small, dark places. This is a real problem because Franklin is a turtle. And he is afraid of crawling into his small, dark shell. What will Franklin do?"

"Franklin the turtle helps his best friend Bear overcome anxieties about spending a night away from home" Cf. Our choice, 1996-1997.

In order to match his friends' boasts, Franklin the turtle claims that he can swallow seventy-six flies in the blink of an eye, but then he has to prove it.

When Franklin and his friends play hide-and-seek, Franklin gets lost in the woods.

Franklin and his friends Bear, Snail, and Rabbit form the Secret Club, but are limited by the size of their hideout from letting anyone else join, but when Beaver starts a club of his own, Franklin and his pals begin to feel left out.

"No one wants to race Turtle in his new race car, until Pete the Cat takes up the challenge. Turtle's car goes really fast and has cool gadgets. But Pete has his own surprise. Will it be enough to help him cross the finish line first?"--Back cover.

Most of the time, Franklin likes being a big brother to his toddler sister Harriet. But when Harriet tries to commandeer his favorite toy, his stuffed dog Sam, he begins to see her in a different light.

Franklin's room is so messy he can't even find his favorite toys until his parents propose a solution.

When Franklin is hurt playing soccer, he must go to the hospital to have an operation to make him better.

Franklin the turtle finds that when he must have his way all the time with his friends, his friends do not want to play with him.