Juliette MacIver

A romp in the river with Yak in his kayak and Gnu in his canoe leads to a safari full of unusual nautical discoveries. A goat in a boat? A calf on a raft? A whole flotilla of whales and gorillas? No matter how many other strange sailors they come across, Yak and Gnu are certain there is no other beast quite like either of them.

I had mixed emotions about this story. First, I was not fond of the illustrations. They seemed old, and I was not fond of the illustrator’s choice of design. The second reason I did not really care for the book is because of the characters. One of the main characters in the story is a teddy bear, and the story takes place in a jungle. I found it odd to have a teddy bear walking around with wild animals. It just didn’t make sense to me. On the other hand, I liked the plot of the story. I show more think readers would find it funny that a frog lost its underpants. It is a silly topic that would keep readers engaged throughout the story. The central message is for people to help each other when it’s needed. show less

I liked reading "Toucan Can" for three reasons. First, I enjoyed how the text rhymed and how some lines were a tongue twister! (he can juggle one-hand, two-hand while he cancans on a fruit-can)! Second, I thought the illustrations were vibrant and colorful. Each page includes these illustrations of a toucan and other animals as well. Third, I just thought this was a fun book to read. Even though the book is about something random, this is what made it interesting to read. "Toucan can" is a show more book about a Toucan (bird) naming all of the things he can do. After the toucan names what he can do, he asks can you? The big idea behind the book was that the toucan could do many things. The book includes a variety of rhyming words to make the book more appealing to read! show less

Frog wakes up to find that someone has stolen his underpants. He prizes his underpants and is distraught that they are missing, so he takes to asking the other forest animals if they have seen them. With teddy bear, little chimpanzee, and big gray elephant, the crew sets off to find his missing underpants. Eventually they find a group of frogs fighting over them! They retrieve his underpants, but the other frogs are sad, so teddy makes all of the frogs underpants.