Tali and Toucan is a beautiful story of a child's fears holding them back & how they learn to overcome them & live their dreams. Amiras lyrical writing is captured brilliantly by Chantelle & Burgen Thorne's sensory-invoking illustrations. Our favorite being the last one featuring Tali finally making her dreams come true. A delightful, encouraging tale that all children can relate to!

Tali and the Toucan is a fun story about overcoming your fears in your own way. The main character, Tali, is afraid of tumbling and spinning and falling and flying. Her anxiety keeps her from joining the other children in gymnastic activities or at the dojo, but she feels left out because she isn't able to join them. One night, Tali dreams of a storm that brings a toucan into her house. The toucan teaches her to use her "wings" and how to soar. When she finally opens the door of her dream house, the storm, and her fear, is gone. Upon waking, Tali's newfound courage stays with her, and she is able to join her peers in the dojo.

This book does a great job of using easy to understand language and a gentle rhyming scheme to capture the young reader's attention. The illustrations are vibrant and captivating, with dramatic shifts in color and shape to help match the tone of the story as it moves along. It's a quick read, but packs quite a punch in terms of development and message.

I received and ARC of this book though Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

The art in this book is stunning. Initially I thought it was going to be a five star read for me, but it takes a bit of a turn. It's not bad at all, just a little strange. The play on the word Toucan is kind of cute.

This book had beautiful illustrations, in particular, I liked the diversity of the illustrated characters. Tali is afraid of trying new things but is inspired by a toucan who teaches her that she too-can. This story may help kids afraid to try new things. It was cute.

Tali observes other children as they tumble, roll, swing in all kinds of activities She would like to join them, but she is fearful and holds back. Through a dream, a chicken who turns into a toucan visits her and shows her how to get over her fear.

Beautifully illustrated, this might work best with a child who is fearful of trying a particular sport or activity. I’m not sure all children would know what “dojo” is (an activity in which Tali wants to participate), so the adult reading the book may have to explain. Just as the little engine who could was an inspiration to try things when I was a child, Tali and the Toucan can give children a mantra to repeat (I tou-can) when fearful of doing something.

A good story about confidence and facing your fears. The illustrations are absolutely gorgeous, and I loved the pun at the end!

I found this book heartwarming and a great way to talk about fears and dreams with children. It’s difficult to see your friends doing something and being too scared to try. Though I loved the book, I almost with the “I too can” ending wasn’t there. It felt like an unnecessary pun. The story was wonderful without it.

This is a very cute story about a girl facing her fears. The illustrations are beautiful! Also, it is a great book to teach kids about rhyming.

Tali and the Toucan is an emotional story about overcoming fear and moving beyond our comfort zones. Tali is afraid of fall and flipping which prevents her from participation in gymnastics and martial arts but with the help of a toucan in her dream Tali finds her own confidence to push past her fears. The illustration suit the tone of the story and are well done. It does start a little abruptly and I found myself flipping back thinking I had missed a page, but overall a good story for discussing perseverance and confidence.