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abigailbat's review against another edition
An imaginative girl blames a tiger for all her naughtiness, but when the tiger decides to run away from home with her, she soon grows tired of his antics.
widfarend's review against another edition
2.0
The pictures were cute, but that's about it. Sure kiddos sometimes let their imaginations run wild, but Lily's adult never talks with her about "tiger's naughty behavior". And painting the couch, and eating all the cupcakes is one thing, but running away from home? And not a single word on the matter? What if a child took this book literally? It would have been better if when Penny found Lily she showed signs of being worried, and discussed with Lily how dangerous running away is, it would amend for everything else. But instead it made it seem like it was no big deal at all.
On the inside of the dust jacket it mentions, "Sometimes feelings can go wild. . . Lily is a little girl with big emotions. And sometimes she can't keep herself from acting out and being naughty." But this is never actually mentioned within the pages of the story. I feel like it could have changed the whole feeling of the book.
On the inside of the dust jacket it mentions, "Sometimes feelings can go wild. . . Lily is a little girl with big emotions. And sometimes she can't keep herself from acting out and being naughty." But this is never actually mentioned within the pages of the story. I feel like it could have changed the whole feeling of the book.
wordnerd153's review against another edition
2.0
From a parent’s perspective, I was annoyed that the girl doesn’t make amends for her terrible behavior and doesn’t seem to realize the danger of running away.
shayemiller's review against another edition
3.0
Young Lily has an imaginary friend named Tiger. Any time something bad happens, she tells Penny (her older sister?) that Tiger did it. After painting the furniture, eating the special strawberry Fairy cakes, and unraveling Penny's knitting, Tiger is sent to his room until he is ready to apologize. Instead, Lily and Tiger run away to be wild and free. But when Penny arrives to take Lily back home, Lily admits that she shouldn't have left the house without asking permission and that she's sorry for having been "naughty," too. In the end, we learn that she never again left without permission, but that sometimes Penny went to "the wild" with Lily and Tiger so that she could also be "wild and free." There's a lot to discuss, here. I definitely wouldn't just hand this off to a child without having a chance to talk about hidden meanings, but overall it's about personality, creativity, and feelings. However, it's also about taking responsibility and being safe.
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