Two little lab-coated mice set out to find out the best way to tickle (sending their mice assistants in to do the actual tickling). Their subjects include a giraffe, bear, a tiger (tricky – start behind the knees), a gorilla, an octopus and even a crocodile. With the exception of a rhino, everyone loves to be tickled, so where, the last page asks, should we tickle you!
The storyline is lots of fun and this is a picture book that demands mass tickling interaction. Adrian Reynolds is an expert at illustrating animals and they wriggle and squirm and laugh in a series of delightful images.
Reviewed by Andrea Reece Andrea Reece has spent almost her entire working life in children’s books, first as publisher, latterly as consultant, project manager and critic. More reviews by Andrea Reece
About The Tickle Test
Could you pass the test to join the Tickle Squad? One brave mouse is willing to give it a go! It's easy to tickle a giraffe and fun to tickle a bear.
Could you pass the test to join the Tickle Squad? One brave mouse is willing to give it a go! It's easy to tickle a giraffe and fun to tickle a bear.
An octopus is trickier (underwater with all those arms) but tickling a crocodile is the hardest one - with all those sharp teeth! This is a ticklish tale that children will love.
'Gloriously visual and witty illustrations accompany a simple rhyming story overflowing with scatological humour. This will appeal enormously to young children, and to quite a few of their parents as well.' - BookTrust
Author
About Kathryn White
Kathryn White lives in Somerset with her husband. Her first picture book was selected as a Notable Book for Social Studies by the USA Libraries Association. She has since written over thirty books for children of all ages, and has been shortlisted for numerous awards, both in the UK and USA. She has held events at the Edinburgh and Cheltenham book festivals and presented on writing for children in the US. She has held school events across Europe, China and the US and has been a campaigner for Save Our Libraries.
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Could you pass the test to join the Tickle Squad? One brave mouse is willing to give it a go!
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Tickle Test and determined it is suitable for children aged 0-4 years old
The Tickle Test features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Books for Babies and Toddlers
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The Tickle Test was written by Kathryn White and published by Andersen Press Ltd
The Tickle Test has 32 pages
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