Tiger Trouble (Tig and Lily Book 1): (A Graphic Novel)

by Dan Thompson

Overview

Lions, Tigers, and . . . a house cat?! Oh my! Life at the zoo gets complicated when a tiger finds out she as a new roommate. A purr-fect graphic chapter book series!

What makes a tiger, a tiger? Is it the stripes? The roar? This is something that Lily, the tiger at the local zoo, has never had to worry about -- until she meets the fiercest animal of them all . . . her new roommate. Tig might look like a house cat, might sound like a house cat, but Tig knows he is a Tiger.

The competition is on as these two cats figure out what it means to be a Tiger . . . and a friend.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593486306
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	05/09/2023
Series:	Tig and Lily , #1
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	21 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Dan Thompson is a cartoonist for the syndicated Rip Haywire comic strip and other comics. He loves the zoo and animals. The Tig and Lily series is his debut graphic novel series.

Editorial Reviews

"Budding aficionados of snappy verbal repartee will find their funny bones thoroughly tickled.” —Publishers Weekly

"A whimsical reminder that respect and friendship sometimes matter more than winning an argument." —Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2023-07-13
Two felines question each other’s identities.

Tig the cat barges into Lily’s tiger pen at the city zoo and declares it home. Lily’s confused when Tig says that he is a tiger, but Tig flips the script and raises questions over whether Lily is a tiger. Tig even goes so far as suggesting Lily’s parents called her “Tiger” as a nickname, which causes Lily distress. Luckily for Lily, there are signs at the zoo that make it clear she’s a tiger. Lily is able to laugh in self-awareness that she was coerced into an identity crisis at all and even confronts a couple of rude tigers who are mean to Tig over his assertion. This is a clever tale of self-image and how it can be reinforced or denied, and ultimately friendship blossoms between the pair as Lily tells Tig, “You can be whatever you want to be.” Tig’s consistent refusal to recognize Lily as a tiger threatens to cross over into its own form of bullying, but he comes off as more oblivious than malicious. The humorous dialogue is supported by artwork that demonstrates the tension between Tig and Lily, including colorful sound effects and facial expressions that convey Tig’s self-confident attitude and Lily’s various states of unease.

A whimsical reminder that respect and friendship sometimes matter more than winning an argument. (facts about cats and tigers, how to draw Lily and Tig) (Graphic fiction. 5-8)

Kirkus Reviews