Turtles are tops with youngsters, and there is none more endearing than Franklin. The star of Franklin in the Dark and Hurry Up, Franklin is back in a cautionary tale about the dangers of straying too far and the security of coming home. Full color.
In order to match his friends' boasts, Franklin the turtle claims that he can swallow seventy-six flies in the blink of an eye, but then he has to prove it.
In this Franklin Classic Storybook, it's Valentine's Day and Franklin can't wait to give his friends the cards he has made. But when he gets to school, he discovers that they're missing. Franklin is heartbroken and worried that now his friends won't want to give him any cards. Big hearts prevail and Franklin soon learns that he has very good friends --- and that he can be a good friend, too.