Franklin is every young child's friend. He faces problems that are familiar to three to eight year olds -- such as fear of the dark, going to school and making
George and Steve accidentally eat all of Betsy's honeycomb for her Earth Day presentation about bees and resolve to find a way to replace the honeycomb before B
With his new pencil case packed with a ruler, eraser and 12 colored pencils, Franklin is ready for his first day of school --- until it's time to board the bus.