Abstract: A portable talking toy having an audio signal producer is provided with an educational book, which contains indiciums noted on at least one of the pages that are the same words or phrases uttered by the talking toy. The book has a plurality of numbered pages containing parts of a story. The story is used to teaching desired behavioral and psychological patterns that will aid the reader in learning how to self protect from sexual predators. The talking toy is provided with a pressure switch in the form of a button attached externally to the toy causing a sound to be emitted from the electronic voice box stored inside the toy. It will may have memory capable of storing and emitting words and sounds/words associated with indiciums noted in the story book and a microphone device for providing audible signals that enable sound, including music stored with each specific sound as background. The specific words communicate messages related to desired behavioral patterns.

Abstract: Educational book and toy for teaching desired behavioral and psychological patterns is disclosed. Toy may include “voice box” stored inside toy and activated via apparatus such as pull ring or button attached externally to toy. It may have memory capable of storing sounds/words associated with book and microphone-type device providing audible signals enabling sound. Printed dialog of character in book is associated to character embodied by toy and communicates message related to desired behavioral pattem. Books may contain a variety of illustrations and prompts indicating when reader should activate sound. Illustrations preferably typify character which may be personalized, and with whom reader may identify. Interaction between characters in book is purposed to encourage self-awareness in reader encouraging him/her to pull cord or press button (or similar device), thereby reinforcing the learning of desired behavioral pattems.