My Tiger
Published on 3. March 2026
Book
Hardback
32 pages
979-8-7656-8320-0 (ISBN)
Description
My tiger loved cake, and I went with him to the cake shop. Then he got a bad tooth, so I went with him to the dentist.
My tiger didn't like sitting in the waiting room, climbing onto the dentist chair, or being told by the dentist what to eat. Especially when she said no more cake!
What's a tiger supposed to eat?
A bossy adult is made to look silly and a charming tiger wins the reader's heart in this subversively funny story about a love of cake and the pull of natural tiger instincts.
My tiger didn't like sitting in the waiting room, climbing onto the dentist chair, or being told by the dentist what to eat. Especially when she said no more cake!
What's a tiger supposed to eat?
A bossy adult is made to look silly and a charming tiger wins the reader's heart in this subversively funny story about a love of cake and the pull of natural tiger instincts.
Reviews / Votes
"A deeply amusing, wonderfully subversive look at defying expectations and watching what you eat."-starred, Kirkus Reviews "The mixed-media illustrations are filled with comic details and nicely startling changes of perspective."-BooklistMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Lerner Publishing Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to First Grade, Reading Age: From 7 to 8 years, Interest Age: From 4 to 7 years
Product notice
With printed dust jacket
Picture book
Trade binding
Illustrations
Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 282 mm
Width: 229 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
400 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-7656-8320-0 (9798765683200)
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Persons
Joy Cowley is a celebrated New Zealand writer for children and adults, who has won many awards and honors. These include a New Zealand Arts Foundation Icon Award for lifetime achievement, the Prime Minister's Award for contribution to literature, and shortlisting for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. David Barrow is a graduate of the Cambridge School of Art where he completed a Masters in Children's Book Illustration and received the top prize, the Sebastian Walker award for most promising children's illustrator. He lives in England with his wife and son.