Toula’s Gallery

Enjoy music, pictures, videos, and more with Toula and her friends!

Kids like you just love Toula the Toucan.

Author Maria Kostelas has visited schools and children from around the world, sharing Toula’s message of staying safe, being brave, and having fun. By sharing stories, making music, and laughing together, Toula and her friends make wonderful memories while learning important safety skills and lessons!

Toula’s Playlist

Toula picked some of her favorite songs for you, your family and friends to enjoy. Have fun dancing and singing along!

Meet some of Toula’s biggest fans!

Kids from all around the world love “Toula the Toucan Finds Her Way Home”
Just look at those smiles!

Looking for a fun, educational experience?

Book Maria Kostalos for your school or community event!

My mission is educate and inspire families, children, educators, and community members. I want to provide them with the knowledge and tools to assist children in safely finding their way home.

I would love to come teach your kids about practicing safety, awareness, building confidence, and other valuable tools for finding their way home. I will provide highly interactive events combining author talks, art and music activities and performances. Kids learn to play musical instruments, sing Toula the Toucan's favorite songs and put on performances for the classroom, school, families and community.

Get in touch today and I can’t wait to meet everyone!

Book Maria

“Maria’s ‘Flute Circle’ has been a wonderful addition to the Club program. Maria is a talented musician and instructor. She works well with children to inspire them to participate and make music.”
“We have seen growth in the children’s self-confidence, a direct result of the new skills they have learned. Through this exciting music project, our club members are experiencing the world beyond their neighborhoods.”
Heidi Knowler
Director of Development, Boys and Girls Clubs of America
“Your program fits in perfectly with our mission at Kidspace, because you provided interactive opportunities for all the children who were in attendance.”
“The staff particularly enjoyed watching the children work together!”
Hilary Bucs
Public Programs Coordinator, Kidspace
“Maria Kostelas entrances children with her gifts. In large assemblies or small workshops the content of her music and illustrated books offers tools for Social Emotional Learning, while engaging students with rhythms, color, and curiosity. Child safety, a difficult topic for families, is explored at an appropriate level for young children, with excellent resources for parents and teachers to follow up with concrete steps.”
Jennifer Colby, Ph.D, Professor Emeritus, Department of Liberal Studies
California State University, Monterey Bay

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