Nancee
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I grew up reading and loving the Franklin the turtle books. To see our sweet, kind, and quintessentially Canadian character portrayed in such a vile manner is not just disappointing—it's deeply offensive. This cynical distortion betrays everything the original stories represented.
Franklin the Turtle book publisher condemns ‘violent’ post by U.S. defense secretary
The publisher of the Franklin series of children’s books says an online post by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth depicting the titular character as a bazooka-wielding soldier is denigrating and vio...
www.ctvnews.ca
December 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I grew up reading and loving the Franklin the turtle books. To see our sweet, kind, and quintessentially Canadian character portrayed in such a vile manner is not just disappointing—it's deeply offensive. This cynical distortion betrays everything the original stories represented.