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readingthroughtheages's review against another edition
4.0
Metaphor for growing up. Readers will pour over the illustrations!
orangerful's review against another edition
3.0
This book is very pretty. But I can't decide if the metaphor works or not. But it is very pretty.
k_b00kish's review against another edition
3.0
Picture book about an Asian family who goes on an annual camping trip and one of the children dreams of a tiger and draws a picture to capture his dream. Suitable to older/early elementary age kids
jessalynn_librarian's review against another edition
5.0
June 2019. Wow. I read this to myself when the hold came in, and almost teared up. The story is a perfect blend of realism and fantasy - I see so much of my own almost 1st grader in the main character, and there's a hint of melancholy as the summer is almost over. And the tiger - I thought for a minute that maybe only the boy could see the tiger, but there are references to the rest of the family talking to him. But the tiger has such powerful symbolism even if he's meant to be real, that I keep coming back to think about the story. It clearly grabbed Ben - he'd looked through the pictures before I read it to him, but was still shocked when the tiger spoke and happy to linger over some of the pictures. And what great illustrations - the realism and fantasy are both there, too, since they're lush but realistic. Makes me ready to go camping.
azajacks's review against another edition
Hmmm..... I'm not sure what to think of this book. The illustrations are gorgeous. Eager to see what my students think of it.
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agudenburr's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't quite get this story. Was the tiger make believe? Was the tiger real but could talk? The tiger seemed to be the only character that LISTENED to the boy. Perhaps the story is a comment about boys growing up.
bookdingo's review against another edition
5.0
This book is quite touching, and the illustrations are beautiful (totally worth a read for the picture of the canoe on the lake at night - breathtaking!).
kyliebean4's review against another edition
4.0
This fantasy book about a boy befriending a talking tiger during an end of the summer camping trip is sweet and fun. The illustrations are simply beautiful. My 8 year daughter and I loved it.
michelle_neuwirth_gray9311's review against another edition
3.0
The illustrations are so beautiful. I love the page with the boy and the tiger in the canoe at night.