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jess_mango's review against another edition
4.0
A family goes camping in the mountains in the week before school starts...and then a tiger shows up.
This one kept the boys hooked throughout.
This one kept the boys hooked throughout.
librariandest's review against another edition
4.0
It's an eery coincidence to read this right after [b:This Was Our Pact|40864829|This Was Our Pact|Ryan Andrews|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1536917259l/40864829._SX50_.jpg|65285306] because the two books are unexpectedly similar. Both are about boys having an adventure with a talking animal. They both have a surreal quality. The pinnacle of both stories is a spread of the night sky which seems especially magical in that moment.
I'm interested to see how 4- to 7-year-olds will react to this story. Will they have ideas about what the tiger represents? Will they think the boy was just imagining the tiger? This is a great one to start a discussion. I imagine some kids will be nonplussed and some will dive into interpretations.
Overall, the illustrations are impressive but uneven. Some of the spreads are gorgeous, particularly the one where the boy and the tiger are cuddling in the tent.
I'm interested to see how 4- to 7-year-olds will react to this story. Will they have ideas about what the tiger represents? Will they think the boy was just imagining the tiger? This is a great one to start a discussion. I imagine some kids will be nonplussed and some will dive into interpretations.
Overall, the illustrations are impressive but uneven. Some of the spreads are gorgeous, particularly the one where the boy and the tiger are cuddling in the tent.
mdpbernal's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
apcofsky's review against another edition
3.0
Beautiful artwork, but I kept hoping the storyline would be more connective or meaningful and was disappointed. So I liked the book for the art, but not the story.
the_knitting_librarian's review against another edition
2.0
beautiful illustrations; very abstract for kids
msgabbythelibrarian's review against another edition
2.0
LOVE the illustrations. The story not so much.
missprint_'s review against another edition
3.0
This one is really strange but maybe that's implied from the cover and title? I like the way the tiger inserts itself but this might be a bit too cerebral for me.
madelinefmcguire's review against another edition
5.0
A boy and his family go camping every year before school starts, but this year is different. This year the boy is going into first grade and his mom wants him to do things on his own like his brother does. And this year the boy meets a tiger in the woods who helps him see all the things he can do on his own.
This book has beautiful pictures, there's a picture of the tiger where the fire glow is on it that took my breathe away. This would be a good story to read to a few kids on one on, or just to read to yourself because it's simply beautiful.
This book has beautiful pictures, there's a picture of the tiger where the fire glow is on it that took my breathe away. This would be a good story to read to a few kids on one on, or just to read to yourself because it's simply beautiful.