FICTION

Toucan Can!

by Juliette MACIVER
Toucan Can! illus. by Sarah Davis. 32p. Gecko Press. Apr. 2014. Tr $17.95. ISBN 9781877467530.
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PreS-Gr 1—This New Zealand import is a rhyming wordplay and tongue-twisting glimpse into what Toucan and his friends can do. He can do the cancan, and Kangaroo does kung fu, and Aunty Candy and her panda and Aunt Samantha's panthers can dance. Even though some of the cartoon animals are better at some things than others, in the end, everyone has fun watching Toucan (and those who can) dance a wild forest dance. "Who can dance with Toucan?" "You can." Bold primary colors in lively, textured patterns create a rich setting that is full of movement. Reader participation, like stomping and romping and hopping along with Toucan and his friends, will be a natural result of this engaging read-aloud.—Jennifer Miskec, Longwood University, Farmville, VA
Toucan can do many things, from dancing to kung fu, but he can't do everything...or can he? And what about readers?: "Can YOU do what Toucan can?" MacIver poses these questions in buoyant tongue-twister text, with increasing complexity for extra fun. Exaggerated, comic facial expressions and lots of movement keep the illustrations as dynamic as the text.
Reviewed by Jennifer Miskec , Apr 01, 2014

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