In this Franklin Classic Storybook, our young hero discovers that learning a new skill isn't always easy.

A series aimed at emergent readers featuring the popular character Franklin the turtle and his friends

Franklin decides to what to give his mother foe her birthday.

Determined to ride his bike without training wheels, Franklin cannot understand why it seems so easy for his friends - and why it is so hard for him.

Franklin loves his stuffed dog, but now he wants a real pet.

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

Franklin must decide whether to hide his new bike helmet and not ride in the safety rally or to wear it and risk being ridiculed by his friends.