Franklin has a hat, a cape, a wand and a book of magic tricks. But Franklin cannot disappear. This is a problem because Franklin wants to be a magician. Will Franklin's friends believe he is a real magician?

Franklin has a bad day when he is scolded at home and at school. Even his friends let him down. So when he gets home, he snatches up his stuffed dog, Sam, and goes off to find a new home and new friends. But as he walks along, memories of good times come flooding back, making him realize he'll never find a better family or better friends than he already has.

Collects eight stories about Franklin the turtle, including "Franklin in the Stars," in which Franklin's Aunt T. comes to babysit for him and his sister and teaches them about the planets and the stars.

Franklin and Bear have to figure out how to babysit their little sisters and still be able to play in their tree house.

Franklin befriends a baby bear.

Franklin and his friends try to stay awake all night. Do they succeed?

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.

Franklin decides he needs a nickname if is going to be a famous athlete, but his friends tell him he can't pick his own, others get to decide what it will be.