"Francine" Children's Book

Written and Illustrated by Genai Bittrich and Vina Kong. SJSU Animation/Illustration Class of 2020.

Francine, a children's book about Francine the curious fox, who explores the night despite her parent’s warnings, leading her into trouble.


Transcript

4. When the sun was high in the sky, Francine could go outside to play.
5. But Francine had to be home before the sun set. Her parents warned her about the creatures with flashing eyes, big teeth, and sharp claws. If anything happened, they told her to... yip for help, bite when she needed to, And run far, far away.
6. Curious Francine didn’t always listen carefully, but she also always came home before dark. Yet she longed to explore the night.
7. But one day, Francine saw a strange glow. So she followed it!
9. Suddenly, the light disappeared. Francine wandered, and wandered, and wandered.
10. Then, Francine realized she was lost. She wondered if her parents were looking for her.
11. And she wished she had listened to them. But suddenly...
13. big teeth, She saw its flashing eyes, and sharp claws. Francine didn’t know what to do. She thought hard to remember what her parents told her.
14. Then she remembered... She yipped for help. She bit when she needed to.
15. And she ran, and she ran. and she ran, Until she saw them.
16. Francine found her parents! They had followed the sound of her yips.
17. Francine was relieved to be safe in her parents’ warm fur. And together, they went home.
18. From then on, Francine listened carefully to her parents when she explored the night.