A review by librarianryan
Tali and the Toucan by Mira Z. Amiras

lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

 

This story is a tad bit nonsensical. It starts with Tali being afraid of everything. Too afraid of falling to join gymnastics or taekwondo. She dreams she can do more but is frightened in her dreams. Halfway through the book a toucan breaks through the window, and Tali learns she can do things. There is no flow to this book, and I wish the story was better. However, the illustrations are amazing. the illustrator took what little they were given and made this comparison of being scared to being broken or shattered. It plays into the chicken, shattering the window and becoming a toucan in the end, but it just works so well. The illustrators are giving a master class, why the author is still in grade school.