Well, we have reached the letter F on our journey, and for today I have this adorable cover issued by Canada Post on 11th May 2012, portraying a really cute character called Franklin the Turtle, a little reptile who encourages the children to 'come out of their shells' (I am not familiar with these books or TV series but I'm pretty sure some of you are).
The books were written by Paulette Bourgeois and illustrated by Brenda Clark, based on which later a TV series was produced.
The main character is of course Franklin the Turtle, while on the stamps you can also see his best friend the Bear, his friends the Beaver and the Snail and (probably) his little sister Hariett.
Now in case just as me you were confused by reading Franklin Benjamin on the stamps and wondering what the hell this guy had anything to do with this character... well, it turns out that Franklin is known as Benjamin to its French-Canadian readers... you really couldn't have made it any more confusing guys :D :D :D But at least, mystery has been solved :))
Well lets go over to Sunday Stamps now and see if there are some other confusing/ambiguous stories of this kind :P
I can see why children will like this character and the stamps.
ReplyDeleteI received one of this, but I didn't know the name of the turtle :)
ReplyDeleteLove the bright green of the turtle and who knew a shell could be used as a seat:) Nice cover.
ReplyDeleteThese are a lot of fun - I can see them appealing to kids and adults alike.
ReplyDeletethat franklin-benjamin thing really IS confusing lol i like the idea of a cartoon character that helps kids coming out of their shell, clever to make it a turtle
ReplyDeleteor rather a tortoise :)
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