Tiny Tiger Says Why Can't I?
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- Pre-Order
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- Expected 9 Jun 2026
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- 12,99 €
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- Pre-Order
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- 12,99 €
Publisher Description
In the first book of an irresistible new series from internationally acclaimed creators Smriti Prasadam-Halls and Steve Small, there are so many fun things Tiny Tiger wants to do—if only parents would stop saying no!
Meet Tiny Tiger: a small tiger with BIG feelings! There is SO much Tiny Tiger wants to do—making cookie dough, driving a car, and living up on the moon—but Tiny Tiger gets stopped with a big NO at every turn! Will this tiger tot realize that parents are there for guidance, unconditional love, and support, even when the answer might be no?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Zeroing in on a specific grievance—"Why can't I?"—in this comic tussle of a picture book, previous collaborators Prasadam-Halls and Small (I'm Sticking with You) kick off a new series about a small tiger experiencing sizable feelings. Via rhyming text that builds the protagonist's case incident by incident, a young anthropomorphized tiger rails against two loving caregivers over the indignities of constant denial: "Why can't I have the ice cream?// Why can't I have the cake?// I know it's past bedtime.../ but I'm really wide-awake!" Softly textured images that feature a subtle, collage-like dimensionality emphasize the feline's impressive emotional repertoire, which runs from mischievous enthusiasm to annoyed affect to arms-crossed defiance. Following spread after spread of being wrangled by the adults, the young tiger's quick mounting of a tall slide's ladder results in the character's gaining their own understanding of their limits—one that prompts them to understand that "you know stuff that's good for me,/ even when I don't." Though the resolution leans more into deference than development ("When you say it's bedtime,/ I'll respectfully agree"), the plot's exploits will be familiar fare for anyone who's been on either end of the bath time/bedtime/broccoli battle. Ages 4–8.
