Bourgeois, Paulette

Franklin impatiently waits for the birth of his baby sister.

Introduces children to the important work of sanitation workers in their neighborhood.

Franklin the turtle learns that how big you are does not have anything to do with how you feel when he is assigned to be a buddy to Moose, a frightened new student at school.

Franklin the turtle overcomes his fear of thunderstorms with a little help from his animal friends.

Franklin is missing out on a lot of fun because he cannot ride his bike without training wheels, but when his mother points out that learning new things takes a lot of work, he decides to try again.

Presents an introduction to postal workers, in simple text with illustrations, describing how the collect, sort, and deliver mail.

A history of paper, discussing its invention, uses, production, and recycling, with activities such as making prints and papier mache, and building structures.

Franklin, a turtle afraid of crawling into his dark shell, learns a lesson about fear from his mother.

Franklin's shell has cracked, and he needs to be a brave turtle when it's time to go to the hospital.