franklin (fictitious character : bourgeois)

Franklin makes a deal with his father that he will paint the fence for five dollars so that he can buy a toy, but Franklin ends up getting more than he had bargained for.

Franklin goes canoeing and camping with his friends and their fathers and discovers how tiring it can be.

Franklin attempts to get enough money to buy a scooter, but he learns that sharing makes things easier.

Contains four illustrated stories in which Franklin is involved in school activities.

A collection of four previously-published stories about Franklin the turtle's holiday adventures.

Franklin borrows a book from the library on how to make super-duper kites and accidentally loses it; and now he is afraid to go back to the library unless he can find it.

Franklin, wanting to emulate his favorite athletes by having a cool nickname, asks everyone to call him Flash, but his plan backfires when his friends decide Pokey fits him better.

Franklin's parents build an amusement park in the backyard especially for his birthday party.

Franklin, attending his first meeting of the Woodland Trailblazers, is dismayed to learn it is going to take some time to earn badges, but by the end of the evening, he has had so much fun, he is glad to have a reason to keep coming back.

Young Franklin gets himself in a pickle when he snoops to find out what his friend Bear is getting for his birthday.