Brenda Clark

When Sadie made a snowman, the animals ate his eyes, nose and mouth and he melted. Then she made another and another while always using a bit of snow from the previous snowman to make the new one.

After recovering Dad's lost keys, Franklin decides to put his detective talents to work for his friends and neighbors (1st work). Franklin discovers a gift that was hidden for Bear's upcoming birthday (2nd work). Franklin and Bear find a bountiful berry patch and decide to keep its location top secret, until they discover that sharing it with everyone is more satisfying (3rd work). Franklin has a new friend, but no one can see him (4th work).

In these gently humorous stories Franklin confronts problems familiar to children-fear of the dark, dawdling, fibbing, and bossiness-and solves them all by himself.

Franklin wants teeth so that the tooth fairy will visit and leave a present for him.

"Oh no! Franklin told his friends he can disappear! Will he really do it" Cf. Our choice, 2003.

Honesty may be the best policy, but when Franklin decides to bake a batch of unpalatable cookies for his friends, he learns how feelings can be hurt if the truth isn't handled with care.

Franklin forms a secret club with some of his friends, not realizing that his other friends might feel left out, and when Beaver starts her own club he discovers what it feels like to be excluded.