Bourgeois, Paulette

Franklin wanders off while playing hide and seek with his friends.

Even though he is very slow and has many distractions on the way, Franklin the turtle manages to get to Bear's house just in time for a special event.

Franklin, a turtle who constantly gives orders to his animal friends, learns an important lesson about friendship.

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.

Franklin tries to come up with a special way to show his mother he loves her on her birthday.