Product: Franklin - Franklin and the Green Knight (En Espanol) [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
Gift from Grandma is a HIT with 2 year old!
My mom sent my daughter this video since she recently had a baby brother join our family and my mom thought our daughter would relate to this turtle. (In this video Franklin's mother is pregnant with a second child and Franklin has to deal with his excitement, fears and jealousy about that, and there are other nice lessons to learn in the video via the Green Knight story, too.) I doubted very much that she would "get" the connection and I don't know for sure whether she has or not, but this is now her number one favorite video, over the former standards Elmo and Bear in the Big Blue House! It is long, but she loves it and pays attention to the entire thing every time. I love the smiles on her face and her little chuckles as the story progresses; she truly loves the Franklin character. We've had it less than a month and she has watched it at least 15 times (and I really limit her daily dose of TV; she just picks this one everyday). Right now I'm shopping for another Franklin video because he is a sweet character and the video we have has a very nice and non-violent story, which is important to me. I don't let my daughter watch most Disney stuff yet because I don't want her to see fighting and other scary stuff yet; life is tough enough for a 2 year old. Anyway, that's my 2 cents.