The Best Tonies Characters for Every Age

With over 250 Tonies characters and stories in the global collection, choosing the right ones for you isn’t necessarily a simple task. Trying to narrow down this vast array of talking toys and story books for the perfect pick for your child depends a lot on their wants and needs, but also their age range.

Here, we take a look at what are good options for toddlers, pre-schoolers, and older children and give our reasoning as to why we think that.

The Best Tonies Characters for 1-2 Year Olds

Early years listeners will love figures that provide simple words and phrases through fun songs that they can listen to over and over. Character recognition, animal noises and catchy songs all play a part in their learning journey.

Ms. Rachel

The YouTube educator, who sings songs and tells stories, has her own Tonie. Like her other content, it’s aimed at early years development so features an easy-to-follow story about a field trip to the farm as well as popular songs like ‘Old McDonald Had a Farm’ and ‘Bingo’.

Great for learning about the names of the animals and for understanding of words and sounds through repetition.

Bing’s Bedtime

The lovable bunny Bing brings soothing songs and bedtime stories to life in order to help children unwind and relax. With lullabies instrumentals and bedtime talks, let Bing gently lull them off to sleep.

With a toothbrushing song too, Bing can be incorporated into a bedtime routine to help wind down and encourage getting ready for a restful night.

The Best Tonies Characters for 3-5 Year Olds

Getting slightly older, the preschool years are when listeners can get into slightly more dramatic stories without losing attention, and will possibly want more from characters they already recognise.

Paw Patrol

Paw Patrol are ready to roll with individual character Tonies including Chase and Skye. Featuring songs and stories, they tell you of epic adventures the pups have been on and have tunes to sing along to.

Perfect for those that already love the TV show, this takes the same action away from the screen but still has the thrill of hearing about Paw Patrol coming to save the day.

Pokémon

The original three starter Pokémon and, brand mascot, Pikachu are here with fun stories and Trainer Academy facts. Each story is full of adventure and teamwork and lets fans discover a little bit more about the world of these wonderful creatures.

With each one teaching about different skills Pikachu shows us how to share, Squirtle is all about confidence and kindness, Charmander embodies empathy and friendship, and Bulbasaur encourages problem solving and bravery.

Disney

There loads of Disney Tonies to choose from, with characters from their vast back catalogue of films making appearances as Tonies Characters, and even as soft toys that speak with the Tonie Cuddle range.

With songs, stories, and quotes from the films, you can find everybody from Stitch to Woody, Sully to Lightning McQueen, and all points in between. Kachow!

The Best Tonies Characters for 6-9 Year Olds

Starting school, listeners will now want fun facts and stories with a moral messaging or a bit more heart. Able to concentrate longer, they can identify with more complex themes.

Paddington Bear

Paddington is a character whose very essence gets us to ask questions. A climate refugee dealing with a new culture in London, the bear from deepest darkest Peru may get himself into all manner of mischief but always has impeccable manners.

Packed with the iconic Michael Bond stories, narrated by the legendary Stephen Fry, the wit and warmth of Paddington bursts into life with this little figure.

Julia Donaldson Characters

Julia Donaldson’s beloved children’s books have been made into BBC television specials and brought us face to face with Stickman, Zog, and the witch from Room On the Broom. Now you can hear these rhyming stories narrated by household names like Imelda Staunton and Josie Lawrence.

With so many fun characters, find your favourite and dive back into the colourful worlds of magic and wonder such as The Gruffalo or The Snail and The Whale.

Audiobooks

A range of audiobooks made for readers of 5+, you can find classic children’s stories from the likes of Roald Dahl and CS Lewis, to factual reads from the Natural History Museum.

Perfect to listen along to and fire up those imaginations, discover much loved titles or new and exciting stories to spark their adventurous side.

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