The Parrot Tico Tango (Barefoot Books Singalongs)

The Parrot Tico Tango is greedy and needs to have every fruit that each of his friends have. He eventually has too many fruits and CRASH, the fruits going flying! His friends decide to have a fruit party with the fruits he stole from them. Tic Tango feels sad and left out! This story is great for discount fruits, problem solving and talking about problem solving.

This book was a fun addition to the classroom. The bright and colorful pictures helped keep the children engaged.

The bright and vivid colors of Anne Witte’s children’s book The Parrot Tico Tango display perfectly the naughty antics of the macaw who goes about the jungle stealing food from the other animals. With rhymes to help children master new words, Witte offers exotic fruit and animal names with fun sounds and complex patterns. What’s even better is Tico Tango the naughty parrot teaches kids a good lesson about being greedy: You can lose everything if you steal from your jungle friends! In the end, Tico Tango’s friends exemplify a forgiving spirit, which leads to a celebration of healthy foods that all friends share when Tico Tango works for his supper. Witte has cleverly packed a number of good messages into this 24-page story of a naughty parrot who has good taste.Not only did I enjoy the book from a parrot owner’s point of view, my 6-year-old niece loved the book. She called from Grandma’s house to tell me so with the CD playing in the background.

I am an elementary school music teacher. The students love this brand of books with song. I have the students do actions and sing along in certain parts. Best for ages 7 to 3.

Our three-year old loves this book and so do we. The text is engaging and the beautiful illustrations compliment it perfectly. We love the end, which leaves children with a good message and motivates for further activity afterward (dancing). Someone should write a song to follow the story. And yes, The Parrot Tico Tango is a proof that the best books don't have to be the most expensive ones.

I'm originally from Costa Rica and long ago was looking for a good book for my daughter that will have some of the Costa Rican flavor. Well, we found a fun story that rimes and is fun for her to read and dance at the end. Love it and definetely must have. We now give it at every birthday party. It has become our little Costa Rican treasure.

My kids love the pictures, the story and, most of all, the song. They take some maracas and dance to the music. The rhymes are great and so easy to remember the song. I offered a copy to my nephew and he wants to listen to the CD every time he gets in the car.

I read thus front pre-k class and they love it! It was for when we were studying Costa Rica but still 2 months later they are still asking about Tico Tango! We read it at least 2 times a week and they never get tired of it!

Great story to encourage an awareness of rhyme and has repetitive phrases the children can join in with.

The children enjoyed dancing to the CD. Used for book week with nursery. Made a change from Handa’s surprise but could still do fruit tasting

Bright colours, nice illustrations, catchy tune. Ideal for children up to 5 or 6

Brilliant with young children. Really lovely book, tune and story.

The children love this book