Toby Toucan and His Noisy Beak [With Attached Plastic Animal Head or Claw]

Toucans' colorful beaks and other pretty features make them special to us humans: What glows is charismatic. I'm not sure what toucans really sound like when they close their beaks, but the theme of this board book is to believe that toucans are capable of doing so loudly: "snip, snap." On top of the last page, above all the pages, is Toby's plastic head and large beak, very colorful. There is a handle at the back of his head that allows the kids to "snip, snap" the beak. Like the last page, the cover page neatly matches the beak and head with the remainder of his profile. The story is brief but is fun for young readers. Toby, proud of his beak, receives a letter delivered by flying mailman Harry Heron. It is from other animals that complain that his snapping harms their daytime/nighttime sleep. Later, they find his snapping useful, for a good ending. The excellent color illustrations emphasize Toby's tropical look and the greens and browns of the forest. Because the pages are board, they are durable and well fit for youngsters. You can count on your kids enjoying this book.

I love these books. The characters are fun and they always include a nice message. My kids really get into the books because they can open and close the animal's mouth.

My baby likes this book quite a bit. This was the first snappy book she got. The story is O.K. and it is very colorful and fun to snap along to. The Toucan finds out that his friends think his beak is too pound and is keeping them up. Toby gets sad since he loves to snap his beak loudly. Then when he does not snap one night, he gets a letter the next day from the animals asking him to snap loudly once in the day and once at night so they will know when to get up and when to go to sleep. He feels useful and is happy again at the end.