Featuring effervescent illustrations and an engaging rhyming text, this picture book has lots of page-turning “what happens next?” appeal, which makes it perfect for reading aloud to animal-mad toddlers.
Poor Tiger! He’s lost his stripes while doing his washing, and a real sense of drama is evoked as Tiger prowls the jungle in search of them. Along the way he encounters a host of animals who’ve also lost their defining features - first parading Peacock who’s lost his “fabulous tail”, then Mongoose who’s lost his nose, then Wolf who’s without his teeth. But who’s the thief?
While the text could be trimmed in places for smoother scansion, and the concluding morals could be expressed more subtly, this is a well-designed, vibrant picture book, and the reveal and outcome is sure to illicit surprise from little ones.
Joanne Owen
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This is truly an exquisite picture book
This is truly an exquisite picture book. This is the tale of how five animals, the tiger, wolf, mongoose and peacock lose what is important to them, respectively, their stripes, teeth, nose and beautiful tail feathers. At the end of the book, they all regain what they have lost and learn something from what has happened i.e. the peacock learns to not be so vain. The illustrations are bright and colourful and would appeal to a young child. The story is told in rhyming verse, with a certain sly humour.... Read Full Review
An absolutely beautifully illustrated book with a sweet story, reminiscent of the Just So stories.
An absolutely beautifully illustrated book with a sweet story, reminiscent of the Just So stories. So much to look at and explore in the pictures! The story of all the animals was funny, although my 3-year-old was petrified of the creature made from the lost parts. He was very relieved for a happy ending. I'd recommend as a book for parents and young children to read together, though be wary if the child is sensitive. My 7-year-old could read alone and was quite interested. He wasn't perturbed by the creature and loved the concept of all of the lost parts joining together.... Read Full Review
I really liked the simple poem style that is used to write this story.
This was a nice little book that is simple yet has a hidden story that teaches children about valuable lessons that I think everyone should learn about.
I really liked the simple poem style that is used to write this story.
I read the book to my nephew and he really enjoyed it, however, there were some words that he didn't understand, so when we re-read it again I had to swap out some of the words for simpler ones. He also really liked the illustrations.... Read Full Review
