He has the emotions of a child, and problems of a child. Little ones feel close to him and it leads them through postive problem solving techniques.

My son, who is five, loves the television show and his grandparents bought him the Franklin Classic Treasury. He loves to sprawl out on the floor and look at it while I read it to him. As a result, he truly seems to identify with Franklin's problems.

All children are afraid, or sad at some point. This is an excellent book for a young one. It's a very nature oriented collection for stories.

The titles included in this treasury are: Franklin in the Dark; Hurry Up, Franklin; Franklin Fibs; and Franklin Is Bossy.

Franklin is a wonderful, young role model for readers and listeners. He does not always do what is expected of him, but by the end of the story, he and the reader know what is right.

For anyone new to the Franklin series, this is a great way to become aquainted with some of the best stories. A child's fear of the dark will be eased with the help of Franklin, in Franklin in the Dark. The consequences of fibbing are illustrated in Franklin Fibs.

Paulette Bourgeois has done an excellent job with all the Franklin stories and it is great to be able to get four in one collection.