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64 pp.
| Hyperion |
May, 2020 |
TradeISBN 978-1-368-04573-5$9.99
(2)
K-3Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! series.
Illustrated by
Ryan T. Higgins
&
Mo Willems.
Tiger is BIG. Tiger is BRAVE. Tiger is afraid of nothing..."except worms." Tiger, a plush Calvin and Hobbes-ian animal with no taste for subtlety, tells us just what makes these creatures so terrifying: "Worms are slimy. Worms like to wiggle. And you cannot tell their tops from their bottoms!" Tiger is momentarily distracted from its fear by, successively, pretty flowers, an apple, and a book, but the remembered possibility of worms at every turn ("Flowers grow in dirt...Worms love dirt...") sends Tiger screaming. In an entertaining twist, some tiger-fearing worms get over their own apprehensions to help with Tiger's phobia: "Let's give that nice tiger a worm hug!" Tiger's overblown reactions make for hilarious page-turns in Higgins's high-action illustrations. Early readers will find support in the repetitive text and relish the many exclamations and sound effects ("CRRR-UNCH!"). Framed by two spreads of groan-inducing puns from Willems's Elephant and Piggie, Higgins's easy reader is funny from top to bottom.
Reviewer: Grace McKinney
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2020