This soft, lovable, singing and talking plush character contains “Zaki’s Song” and six short stories featuring each member of the Spruce Street Six and their particular virtue. Among the features included in "Storytelling Zaki" are fins on his back that change colors according to what’s happening in the stories, and a replaceable cartridge slot that allows for the purchase of new stories, thereby keeping Zaki fresh. This product received a 2008 Preferred Choice Award from Creative Child Magazine.
— “The music was a great hit, [and] the songs encouraged dancing,” said Rebecca Heinrich, a participant in TDmonthly's Preschool/Early School Roundtable. Her son, Collin (3), "liked watching the colors change on Zaki's back, and figuring out how to change from story to story.”