I Am A Tiger
(17 reviews with an average rating of 5 out of 5)
Publisher: Macmillan
“I am a tiger,” declares the main character of this story – although anyone looking at the pictures would probably say they are actually a mouse.
You can’t be a tiger, the other animals say, tigers are bigger, they have more Grrrr, they have stripes, and they can climb trees. Mouse is not to be deterred, however: Mouse is a tiger. Mouse says tigers can be small; some have stripes but this one doesn’t (“so there”); and Mouse could definitely climb a tree (but not right now).
But what will Mouse say when an actual tiger appears? Mouse has an excellent answer: Tiger is not a tiger; Tiger is a mouse! Twitchy nose, little hands and feet, cheese for breakfast: yup, definitely a mouse. And Mouse has some interesting descriptions for the other animals too…
With its simple text and bold illustrations, this is a lovely book to read aloud and to share. The animals’ expressions are brilliant, the humour cleverly plays on the reader’s insider knowledge about the animals from the pictures, and there’s an extra twist at the end. It’s a funny story about a funny mouse that can be taken at face value, yet also subtly raises the concept of labels and how they are applied.
What you thought...
Average rating:
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Shannon, 26 July 2024
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the book was awesome and funny how he kept on saying "I am a tiger"
sarah, 25 July 2022
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Awesome 👍
Daniel, 25 July 2022
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This is a funny story
Aadil, 14 May 2022
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Good
Tasha, 12 April 2022
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My child enjoys it.
Nneka, 12 March 2022
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I love this book is good
Taim, 04 February 2022
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We thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. We’ve read it so many times my daughter pretty much knows it off by heart.
Jay, 12 December 2021
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The kids absolutely love this book, the play out the characters from the book. They want me to read it to them every night
Katarina, 06 December 2021
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I loved this book!
Anonymous, 20 November 2021
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Amazing book! My daughter absolutely loved it and found it funny that the mouse was so silly thinking he was a tiger...
Carla, 17 November 2021
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We adore this book. Karl’s witty text and Ross’s playful illustrations are so fun. We were laughing out loud from start to finish.
Rachael, 02 November 2021
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The Mouse is very funny and makes us smile. He is being a Tiger but the other animals are confused. It's a fun story and I read it out loud to some younger children in our unit. Everyone loves the pictures & we are doing our own drawings. Mouse is my favourite but we love the huge tiger because he is not scary. He is friendly. The animal pictures are so colourful and big. We love them.
Sophia, 02 November 2021
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This is one of our favourite books & we read it to each other a lot. Mouse is a cool character & he can even juggle with 3 acorns. He is playing a game to pretend he is a Tiger & the other animals ask where his stripes are. Mouse has a very long tail & we love the pictures. The Crocodile is huge & we love the cheese at the end where Mouse is sitting inside the holes.
Andre , 02 November 2021
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A delightful read that can be enjoyed for it's message about identity and the humorous antics of it's animal characters. A lot of fun and well worth reading!
Lib, 02 November 2021
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Really funny, no matter how many times you read it. I love the illustrations as well.
Zoё, 02 November 2021
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bad
pagal, 17 September 2021
I love this book! I can't wait to read it to my students.:)