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Paulette Bourgeois, CM (born July 20, 1951) is a Canadian writer best known for creating Franklin the Turtle, the character who appears in picture books illustrated by Toronto native Brenda Clark. The books have sold more than 60 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 38 languages.
Turtle Household – Franklin, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Turtle, and Harriet. Granny Turtle – Franklin's paternal grandmother who talks a lot and has a nice attic. Grandma Jenny Turtle - Franklin’s maternal grandmother who has lived her entire life on Faraway Farm. Grandpa Turtle - Grandma Jenny’s husband and Franklin's maternal grandfather.
Franklin and Friends is a CGI children's television series produced by Nelvana.The second adaptation and spin-off of the classic characters from the Franklin the Turtle series of children's books written by Paulette Bourgeois and illustrated by Brenda Clark (the first being Franklin, which was also co-produced by Nelvana Limited, the series was announced by Nelvana Limited on September 28 ...
Franklin ran from 1997 to 2004 and followed the adventures of a young turtle in the small village of Woodland, based on the popular Franklin the Turtle books by Brenda Clark and Paulette Bourgeois.
Bruce Cockburn, who wrote the theme song for beloved Canadian animated series Franklin, has spoken out after a wave of videos compared Beyoncé’s new No. 1 single to his kids’ creation.
Franklin tries to hurry to get to Bear's birthday party on time. Snail is upset that he is normally too slow to attend parties. Franklin becomes very upset after his close friend Otter moves away; but has trouble expressing his emotions, which result in the turtle having a tumultuous day until his father consoles him.
In 1968, after a fan request, Charles M. Schulz added a Black character to his "Peanuts" comic strip. Franklin is finally getting his moment in a TV special.
The Turtle family visits Franklin's grandmother with Aunt Lucy and her goddaughter, Samantha (Sam). Despite their efforts, Franklin and Sam find it difficult to get along. Granny flashes back to when she was a child in Turtle Lake and spent mornings fishing with her father and afternoons picking berries with her mother.