This popular collection starring the lovable turtle Franklin includes six first readers: Franklin and the Scooter, Franklin and the Contest, Franklin and the Bubble Gum, Franklin and the Stopwatch, Franklin and the Magic Show and Franklin and the Cookies. In each story, Franklin faces a unique problem common to the everyday lives and experiences of young children. Whether it's an overwhelming desire to get a scooter of his own, a dilemma over what to do when he inadvertently ?steals? all the bubble gum from a machine or the conflicting desire to eat all of his cookies while also wanting to share them with others, Franklin faces up to each situation with honesty, a generous spirit and a lot of ingenuity. With his good friends Bear, Fox, Beaver and Rabbit nearby to lend a hand, Franklin always manages to find a terrific and age-appropriate happy ending to his dilemma, teaching children that no problem is ever too big to resolve. Crafted for early readers, the stories all contain short sentences, and every page has clear, easy-to-follow illustrations, which provide contextual clues to any words children may stumble over. Each story begins with the same two sentences --- ?Franklin can tie his shoes. Franklin can count by twos.? --- helping to build reading confidence through repetition. A favorite from books and the beloved television show Franklin and Friends, the familiar characters in these stories are widely appealing, making this a comfortable choice for new readers.

In this Franklin TV Storybook, Franklin can't wait to grow up. He wants to do all the things the big kids do. So when Jack Rabbit invites him along on his paper route, Franklin is thrilled. But working a paper route proves to be a lot harder than Franklin expected. Is Franklin ready to handle all the responsibilities of being a big kid?

This Franklin Classic Storybook is the perfect sibling story of hurt feelings and learning to share.

When Franklin's favorite magazine sponsors a contest to see who can do the same thing for five solid hours, Franklin wants to compete along with his friends, but he cannot think of anything he can do for that long.

When his animal friends offer amusing explanations for thunder and lightning, Franklin overcomes his fear of such storms.

In this Franklin Classic Storybook, our hero deals with stage fright!

Franklin learns about the signs of spring as he waits impatiently for his baby sister to arrive in this Franklin Classic Storybook.

"This read-along shows how Ben Franklin, one of 17 children in a poor family in Colonial Massachusetts, became one of our greatest statesmen and inventors. This straightforward biography is embellished with soft background music and sound effects that are picked up from the details in the lively, quaint illustrations in the accompanying book." -AudioFile

When Franklin's best friend gets a new baby sister, Franklin feels like a proud big brother himself! Based on the animated TV show on Nick Jr. by Bourgeois and Brenda Clark. Full-color illustrations.

Franklin enjoys playing with Jack Rabbit, who is older, but when Jack Rabbit shares his job delivering papers with Franklin, the young turtle begins to doubt that he is ready to be a big kid too.