Milton and Odie and the Bigger-than-Bigmouth Bass

Ice fishing on one side of a frozen lake, Odie the optimistic otter imagines a happy outcome to his day in contrast to the negative expectations of pessimistic otter Milton on the opposing lakeside, before an unexpected friendship is formed. Illustrations.
Milton the pessimist and Odie the optimist are two otters living on opposite sides of a frozen lake, and neither one is having much luck at ice fishing--until they meet up and join forces.
It's ice-fishing season for two very opposite otters. Pessimism, prepare to meet optimism!On one side of a frozen lake, Odie imagines all the fish he'll catch today. On the other side of the lake, Milton is doubtful he'll catch anything at all. As each otter imagines what lurks--or doesn't lurk--under the ice, opposites attract, attitudes change, and a friendship is formed.