This review is a part of the Multicultural Children’s Book Day. Scroll down to the bottom of this post for more information about MCBook Day 2017.

 

About the Book

Book : Mystery of the Troubled Toucan, A Pack-n-Go Girls Adventure

Author : Lisa Travis

Illustrator : Adam Turner

Publisher: WorldTrek Publishing

Mystery of the Troubled Toucan

Sofia Diaz stumbles on a mystery in Brazil and it takes her deep into the Amazon. Into a world filled with caimans and sloths and boas, and pink dolphins, and piranhas and poison dart frogs. Poachers too.

The Best Bits

I loved how the book helped my 7-year old travel without leaving home. The best part is when she added Amazon Rainforest to her list of must visit places. The author’s description of the Amazon Rainforests gets a big thumbs-up. When a book inspires a child to travel, I think the purpose is served.

“She wanted to remember the swirling black water of the Rio Negro, the vibrant green of the rainforest trees, and the deep blue of the bright daytime sky.”

My 7-year old feels she is similar to Julia and loves her adventurous spirit. She also felt an urge to learn Spanish based on what she read in the book. While, the Spanish words threw her off a bit, she enjoyed it.

As a parent, I really liked how much importance is given to instincts, especially that of Sophia’s. Sophia finds Hugo very creepy and is suspicious of him. Listening to her instincts does payoff.

Also, I really liked how the protagonist Sophia is portrayed as a strong, brave problem-solver. No cheesy, sparkly similes and metaphors in this book.

“Plus, bears were strong and tough, and so was she. She could clench her sturdy jaw and give a fierce growl when she wanted to.”

My daughter wants to read the other books in there series. Again another win.

She would definitely would have liked to see more illustrations in the book.

I would definitely recommended the Mystery of the Troubled Toucan for kids aged 7+.

About Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2017

Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2017 (1/27/17) is its fourth year and was founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom. Our mission is to raise awareness on the ongoing need to include kid’s books that celebrate diversity in home and school bookshelves while also working diligently to get more of these types of books into the hands of young readers, parents and educators.

Despite census data that shows 37% of the US population consists of people of color, only 10% of children’s books published have diversity content. Using the Multicultural Children’s Book Day holiday, the MCBD Team are on a mission to change all of that.

Current Sponsors:  MCBD 2017 is honored to have some amazing Sponsors on board. Platinum Sponsors include Scholastic, Barefoot Books and Broccoli. Other Medallion Level Sponsors include heavy-hitters like Author Carole P. Roman, Audrey Press, Candlewick Press,  Fathers Incorporated, KidLitTV, Capstone Young Readers, ChildsPlayUsa, Author Gayle Swift, Wisdom Tales Press, Lee& Low Books, The Pack-n-Go Girls, Live Oak Media, Author Charlotte Riggle, Chronicle Books and Pomelo Books