I Am a Tiger
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
When is a mouse not a mouse? When he's a tiger of course! This funny story is all about being who you want to be!This is a story about a mouse with BIG ideas. Mouse believes he is a tiger, and he convinces Fox, Raccoon, Snake, and Bird he's one, too! After all, Mouse can climb a tree like a tiger and hunt for his lunch, too. And not all tigers are big and have stripes. But when a real tiger shows up, can Mouse keep up his act? With hilarious text by Karl Newson and bright and vivid illustrations from Ross Collins, this uproariously funny, read-aloud picture book encourages children to use their imaginations and be who they want to be! Doesn't everyone want to be a tiger?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This readaloud puts a jaunty spin on a timeless, kid-snaring trope: mistaken self-identity. A mouse insists it's a tiger, despite the discrepancy in the two species' size and behaviors, and it refuses to back down, even when a raccoon protests that a tiger is bigger and "has a bit more GRRRR!" ("Tigers can be small too. GRRRR!" responds the mouse), and a fox asserts that a tiger has stripes ("Some do. This one doesn't. So there"). The staccato narrative by Newson (The Mess Monster) and bold, closely focused art from Collins (What Does an Anteater Eat?) are wryly attuned: when a tiger suddenly steps onto the scene, loudly contesting the mouse's claim, the mouse wags its tiny finger at the newcomer and dismissively alleges, "Ha ha ha! You're not a tiger. You're a mouse!" The tiger's confidence visibly flags when the mouse points out the big cat's "tiny, twitchy nose" and "little hands and feet," then cleverly and absurdly misidentifies the story's other critters before justifying an abrupt departure ("my lunch won't catch itself!"). Kids will roar along as they chime in to refute the mouse's droll deceptions. Ages 3 5.
