Franklin in the Dark (25th Anniversary Edition)

By Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark

In the Franklin Classic Storybook that started it all, poor little Franklin has one of the most common childhood afflictions—he is afraid of the dark. This is particularly difficult for Franklin as he happens to be a turtle, and the darkness he fears is, of course, inside his own shell. Bravely, with shell in tow, he sets forth to seek help and in the course of his travels discovers a bird who is afraid of heights, a polar bear who is afraid of the cold, and even a hydrophobic duck. In the end, Franklin discovers that everybody, even his own mother, is afraid of something, and his response to what he has learned is guaranteed to draw a smile.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Release date: Dec 20, 2011
• ISBN: 9781453248300

Paulette Bourgeois

  Paulette Bourgeois worked as an occupational therapist and a print and television journalist before she began writing for children. When Franklin in the Dark, was released in 1986, it became a bestseller—and the Franklin phenomenon was born. Paulette has gone on to write over 30 Franklin stories illustrated by Brenda Clark that have been published around the world. Although Paulette is best known for the Franklin books, she has also written other children’s titles, including a number of non-fiction books and the award-winning picture book Oma’s Quilt. Paulette lives in Toronto, Ontario.   

Reviews for Franklin in the Dark (25th Anniversary Edition)

[meditationesmartini · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I like this book because it keeps alive for a few more precious weeks or months or whatever the precious suspicion that a turtle's shell is actually it's house that it can pop off and hang up like a turtleneck sweater.