Alejandra López Varela

Problems arise when Martha, the family dog, learns to speak after eating alphabet soup.

Franklin wanders off while playing hide and seek with his friends.

When Franklin lies about being able to swallow seventy-six flies in the blink of an eye, his friends ask him to prove it.

"Hoy a Yoko su mamá le ha preparado sus platos preferidos: sushi y helado de alubias. A la hora del almuerzo, los compañeros de Yoko se burlan de ella y de su comida. Entonces la maestra se le ocurre una gran idea para que los demás alumnos aprendan a respetar otras costumbres: compartirán un "almuerzo internacional."--Publisher. When Yoko brings sushi to school for lunch, her classmates make fun of what she eats--until one of them tries it for...

As she goes around seeing the babies of the other farmyard animals, Dora becomes less and less proud of her first eggs--until they hatch into cute chicks.

Franklin loves to play soccer and with practice he and his teammates learn how to have fun even if they do not win.

When Franklin is asked to donate one of his toys to his school's Christmas toy drive, he learns that others are less fortunate than himself and how rewarding it is to give.

Franklin, a turtle who constantly gives orders to his animal friends, learns an important lesson about friendship.

Franklin's bedtime ritual is disrupted when he can't find his favorite, old blanket.

A turtle afraid of small dark places, and therefore of crawling into his shell, asks a variety of animals for advice, only to find out that each has a fear of its own.