Reviews for Read to tiger
School Library Journal
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PreS-Gr 1-A wide-eyed boy nestles into his couch for a cozy read, only to be repeatedly interrupted by a full-size cartoon tiger that insists on chewing gum, growling like a bear, doing karate, blowing a whistle, then lifting the couch to find the whistle. With each offense, the animal insists, "Tiger is very sorry!" and promises to cease. Finally, the critter has a peek at the book, learns from the boy that it is about a circus tiger, and snuggles up to listen to the story. As in Tiger Can't Sleep (Viking, 2006), Fore and Alley play with sound effects and comic expressions, which will please a read-aloud audience. The spare ink drawings expand on Tiger's amusing antics, adding in a red train or midnight forest as backdrop. The Typeka text is somewhat difficult to read when holding the book aloft for crowd viewing and the tale goes on a little long for those under age four, but it will find fans in children who enjoy energetic tales.-Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book
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A little boy can't read his book because "there's a tiger behind my couch...chomp chomp chomp...chewing gum." Mixed-media pictures show the warmly lit, cozy couch and behind-the-couch scenes imagined by Tiger. Perfect for storytime, with its repetitive structure and sound effects, this very funny tale also has lots of child appeal as the boy takes on the adult shushing role. Copyright 2010 of The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved.
Kirkus
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A young boy lies on the couch trying to read his book, but a tiger keeps interrupting him by chewing gum, pretending to be a bear, doing karate kicks and riding the boy's toy train and blowing its whistle. The tiger even lifts up the couch to look underneath for the whistle when he loses it. Solution? Why, read the book to the tiger, of course. Alley's soft, colorful cartoons embellish the first-person exchanges between the boy and the tiger with humorous expressions and details, producing just the right sense of playfulness. There are plenty of sound effects ready-made for enthusiastic audience participationCHOMP, Grrrrr, Hiii-YAAAAA, Choo-Choo-Chooin storytime and repeated readings, while the "turn-the-tables" device will be sure to cause giggles. The choice of an antique typeface (it looks like old-fashioned typewriter letters) seems superfluous; however, any book title with the first word READ is bound to grab attention. And the message? Catch a tiger by the tale! (Picture book. 3-5)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
