Read to Tiger

n this delightful role-reversal story, all the serious little boy wants is to settle down quietly and read his book. But that?s not so easy when there?s an imaginative tiger with an excess of energy behind the couch, wanting attention and someone to play with. Repetitive refrains and sound effects make this a perfect read-aloud, and the sweet and cozy ending will delight the heart of any book-lover.

I love R. W. Alley's illustrations, so classic and yet so funny. It's a perennial woe to me that no one will check out Wolf's at the door. Too big. Sigh.

This one, though, will fly off the shelf!

A little boy is trying to read. But that annoying tiger just can't be quiet! First he chomps, then he growls...and "it's very hard to read when there's a Karate Tiger behind your couch..."

Finally, Tiger settles down and discovers just what it is that the little boy finds so entrancing about his book and joins in the fun.

The tiger's exuberant stripiness stands out again the couch and it's accessories and the expressions on the little boy and tiger's faces are hilarious. A perfect bedtime story for wandering and rambunctious little ones as well as show more a fun story for older kids to sympathize with the little boy.

Verdict: Recommended for story times about reading and tigers!

ISBN: 978-0670011407; Published August 2010; Borrowed from the library. show less

The young narrator of the story gets more and more frustrated as he tries to read his book, only to be constantly interrupted by the tiger behind the couch... first the tiger' is chewing gum, then pretending to be a bear, then practicing his karate moves, then making choo choo train noises. What's a young reader to do? Delightful and expressive illustrations perfectly complement the quirky text, and primary students will love the tiger's remorseful tone as he promises over and over that he CAN be quiet.

A boy is trying desperately to read quietly but the tiger keeps bothering him! Throughout his various antics, the boy tries to get him to settle down, but it isn't until the boy starts to read that Tiger finally gets quiet. Action-packed illustrations, several to a page, keep the movement and disruption a focus of the story, and bright bold words show how noisy TIger is! A fun read-aloud with a great message about reading.

My children love this story. We enjoy all the antics by the tiger who just doesn't understand that the boy wants to read. The boy is so persistent in wanting to read and in the end the tiger comes around and enjoys a story read by the boy.

This book is great when teaching children about interruptions when others are doing something.

This cute story is about a little boy trying to read but his pet tiger keeps getting in the way. The little boy learns a lesson of including the tiger in his activities. It teaches children how to solve a simply issue, such as your pet tiger annoying you.