Henry Carter Hull

In this variation on the folktale, Sody Salyraytus, each of Epossumondas's birthday guests disappears until it is finally up to him to rescue them all and bring home the "sody" for his birthday biscuits.

Franklin, a turtle, can never find his favorite toys because his room is such a mess. After he learns about cleaning up, Franklin finds many things he thought had been lost.

Franklin, a turtle, loses his special blue blanket, and even though he has his father's old yellow blanket, he has trouble sleeping until he finds his blanket again. He decides he likes living in a house where blankets are special to family members.

Franklin, a turtle, says he can swallow seventy-six flies in the blink of an eye. Then he is asked to prove it. Franklin learns it is better to tell the truth.

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

When Old Turtle dies and is taken back by the sea, his friends remember that he was a wonderful teacher and friend who made his world a better place.

As they are startled by the activities of other nearby creatures, the number of turtles on a log in a pond decreases from ten to one.

When Franklin the turtle's best friend Otter moves away it makes him feel sad, grumpy, and a little bit mean, but Franklin cheers up after sharing a heart-to-heart talk and a hug with his dad.

Things get scary when Franklin thinks there might be a real ghost at the Halloween party in this Franklin Classic Storybook.

When Franklin tries to decide which present he should give to the toy drive at school, he thinks that all his toys are too special to give away, but he soon realizes that none of them are special enough.