Grand Avenue
By Mike Thompson | 9.4K FollowersAbout Grand Avenue
"Grand Avenue" stars Kate Macfarlane, an avid sports fan who power walks to stay in shape. Not your typical cookie-baking granny, Grandma Kate has her hands full with her terrific twosome, who are best buddies even though their personalities clash. Gabby is an ambitious, newspaper-reading little girl who plans to become a billionaire before she's 30. Her brother Michael is a more sensitive soul who prefers riding his skateboard or performing scenes from Shakespeare to just about anything else.
Meet Mike Thompson
A four-time Pulitzer finalist, Mike Thompson is a two-time winner of the Society of Professional Journalists’ national award for cartooning, as well as a winner of the Robert F. Kennedy award for social justice journalism, the Overseas Press Club Award, the National Press Foundation Award, the National Headliner Award, the Scripps Howard Award, and the Association for Women in Communications' Clarion Award.
Cast of Characters
Gabby and Michael Macfarlane
These 6-year-old fraternal twins and best friends are being raised by their grandmother. Gabby is a savvy, ambitious, pigtailed girl who plans to be a billionaire by age 30. Michael is sensitive, artistic, and enjoys daydreaming, drawing, and performing Shakespeare. The twins keep Grandma on her toes and readers laughing.
Grandma Kate Macfarlane
Grandma Kate is an avid sports fan who power walks to stay in shape and solves crossword puzzles to stay sharp. She’s needs every bit of energy she has to keep up with parenting the second time around. Kate has strong opinions about the way she wants the kids to behave—but the twins put one over on her once in a while.
Rudy
The most mischievous Macfarlane of all! Rudy is the hyperactive family dog who’s always trying to outsmart his human housemates.
Mr. Damikolas (Mr. D.)
The twins’ teacher loves his job and is passionate about his lesson plans and passing on his love of learning. Mr. D. has a soft spot for the twins, although he takes no guff from his class or the bureaucracy in the public school system. In his free time, he can be found reading comic books and watching "Star Trek."
P.J.
Small, cute, and freckled, P.J. is Gabby and Michael’s best friend—besides each other.
Evil Yorkies
This pair of Yorkies is diabolically evil and can always be found on guard by their living room window, scheming to humiliate and annoy all who dare to pass by.
Ed
The Macfarlanes’ good-natured neighbor. The kids love to talk to Ed, and he loves to listen and dispense philosophical advice, usually while gardening.
Mr. Barnaby
The Macfarlanes’ crabby neighbor. Mr. Barnaby loves his lawn more than he loves the neighborhood kids and dogs.