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1. The
Tiger Who Came to Tea, by Judith Kerr – surely the best book about a tiger that’s
ever been! If you’re not familiar with the story (and if you’re not we
recommend you give yourself a treat and take a look as soon as you can), it
revolves around Sophie and her unexpected and very hungry houseguest. A real
treat!
2. Life
of Pi, by Yann Martel – recently made into a successful film, this captivating
tale sees a tiger, an orang-utan, a zebra, a hyena and a teenage boy (Pi) adrift
together in a lifeboat out at sea. It probably isn’t giving too much away to
say that they do not make for a band of happy shipmates! Don’t worry about the plausibility,
just let yourself get carried away on Pi’s journey.
3. The
House at Pooh Corner, by A. A. Milne – Who could forget Tigger, the bounciest,
most exuberant tiger of all? He’s so much a part of the gang with Pooh Bear,
Piglet, Eeyore and the rest that it’s hard to believe he didn’t appear in the
first book, Winnie-the-Pooh, at all! He arrives in the forest and has breakfast
in this follow up and soon makes his presence felt. He can be a little
overbearing at times, but that’s the wonderful thing about Tiggers!
4. Augustus
and his Smile, by Catherine Rayner – Augustus the tiger has lost his smile and
he’s quite sad about it, so after a “HUGE tigery stretch”, off he goes to find
it. A gorgeous picture book that reminds us that happiness is there for the
taking if we just go and look for it. Fabulous!
5. Tiger
Tiger, by Melvin Burgess – Yorkshire is the unlikely setting of this book,
where we find Lila the Spirit-Tiger transforming herself into a young girl in
order to wreak revenge on those involved in a massacre at Malham Tiger Park.
Another one where you’ll need to suspend your disbelief and immerse yourself in
the story! Well worth it.
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