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himissjulie's review
A weird little book (translated from...German?) about a tiger who hatches an egg, then has to deal with a baby bird who thinks it is a tiger.
librarianryan's review
4.0
What do you think would happen if a tiger tried to raise a little baby bird. In storybook land, only good things. Our little bird even begins to think like a tiger. His TWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET alone can scare off nasty predators. The illustrations at once make me think Leoni, but also a little Eric Carle while still being truly unique.
doyoudogear's review
2.0
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. My thoughts and opinions are my own. Any quotes I use are from an unpublished copy and may not reflect the finished product.
What the flark?! Why would you end a children's book with a cliffhanger? They don't understand cliffhangers! My son was like, "That's it?" He wanted to know what happened next, since it seemed like the tiger was leading up to something, but then... crickets. Nothing. It just stopped and left you feeling like you'd read an unfinished story.
The concept was cute: A tiger finds and egg and takes care of it. The bird inside the egg looks tiger-like and therefore assumes that it's also a tiger. The bird's actions put it in danger so the tiger--
(Now you know how I felt!)
What the flark?! Why would you end a children's book with a cliffhanger? They don't understand cliffhangers! My son was like, "That's it?" He wanted to know what happened next, since it seemed like the tiger was leading up to something, but then... crickets. Nothing. It just stopped and left you feeling like you'd read an unfinished story.
The concept was cute: A tiger finds and egg and takes care of it. The bird inside the egg looks tiger-like and therefore assumes that it's also a tiger. The bird's actions put it in danger so the tiger--
(Now you know how I felt!)
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