Secret Life of a Tiger

by Przemyslaw Wechterowicz, Emilia Dziubak (Illustrator)

Overview

Tiger is a cat with simple pleasures. He likes to spend his days wandering about, chatting with friends and having a little snack. But at night his secret life is revealed – and its very surprising! Find out about Tiger's unexpected night hobby in this delightfully funny, warm-hearted picture book that reminds us that sometimes animals (and people) behave in unexpected ways.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781682971543
Publisher:	words & pictures
Publication date:	08/22/2017
Edition description:	Translatio
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	394,641
Product dimensions:	10.20(w) x 11.50(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Przemysław Wechterowicz, Polish author of children's picture books, poetry and theatre plays. He has published 27 titles, and his works have been translated into English, German, Italian, French, Portuguese, Chinese and Korean. His books have received prestigious awards in Poland and abroad (such as Warsaw Book Award, “White ravens” for four titles) and critical acclaim. He lives in Warsaw with with his wife, daughter and an elderly cat.Przemysław Wechterowicz is a Polish author of children's picture books, poetry and plays. 

Emilia Dziubak is an illustrator based in Poznań, Poland, and has won many awards in her home country. 

Editorial Reviews

2017-07-17
After admitting to readers that he recently bit, then swallowed whole, an apparently human explorer, a tiger insists that he's really a great guy. The tiger is reminiscent of Hanna-Barbera's funny, anthropomorphic felines. At the beginning, a double-page spread of lush, colorful jungle flora—and a few small fauna—backgrounds the tiger, whose relaxed form is draped over a tree limb as he dozes. The text, and bold, white lettering, addresses readers: "Hey! Look who we've spotted. He's big and stripy, with a mouth full of sharp, white teeth. Do you know who he is?" After affirming readers' indisputable guess, the text continues, mentioning that the tiger is still asleep but will soon awaken. After this, most of the text is Tiger's monologue to the readers. The important exception is a double-page series of vignettes that posit readers' assertions about real tiger behavior ("He'll sneak up on you!"). The tiger tries to dispute these, until he admits to the devoured-explorer accusation. His ridiculous insistence that he eats his prey "with love" sets up the next pages, in which hilarious artwork shows him, among other things, preparing fruit salad for a baby elephant, styling hair for baboons, and designing a Coliseum-like anthill for some local pismires. Most children will recognize the tiger as an unreliable narrator and enjoy the silliness of his assertions. (Picture book. 4-7)

Kirkus Reviews