Summary
A grumpy Franklin wakes up convinced he's going to have a terrible day. His parents urge him to go out for a walk with Bear, but even playing in the snow with his friends is no fun, and a brooding Franklin returns home. His parents eventually understand that Franklin is upset because his good friend Otter has moved away. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.
Paulette Bourgeois was born July 20, 1951 in Winnepeg , Canada. She graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1974 with a B.Sc. and worked briefly as an occupational therapist before returning to Carleton University to study journalism. She has worked in television and print before writing her first book, Franklin in the Dark.
Although Paulette is best-known for the Franklinthe Turtle books, she is also the writer of fiction and non-fiction for young readers. Her book, The Sun: Starting with Space was shortlisted for a Science in Society Book Award (1995), given by the Canadian Science Writer's Association, and won the honor of Parents' Choice Approval, given by the US Parents' Choice Foundation (1997).
(Bowker Author Biography)