Don’t Think of Tigers

The creator of this entertaining picture book offers to draw anything the reader wants on the next page... as long as it’s not a tiger, as he’s not very good at those. Unfortunately, if you are told not to think about tigers, they are probably the only things that pop into your mind! 

Despite repeated requests to keep tigers firmly out of the equation, every page features a variation on this theme. There’s an eight-legged tiger, a box-shaped one, a deconstructed tiger, and even one with a mermaid’s tail.

As tigers of every shape, size, and colour continue to appear throughout the book, the creator eventually admits defeat and decides to focus his full attention on drawing these stripey creatures. He is delighted to discover that the more he practises, the better his tiger pictures become. 

Silly, funny and interactive, this quirky picture book is bursting with lively artwork in vibrant swathes of colour, making it a joy to share with young children. It also carries the valuable message that, in order to do something well, you’ll probably have to do it badly quite a few times first.