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mdevlin923's review
2.0
Top-notch illustrations...but they couldn't make up for the actual story. Too abstract for a picture book.
jess_mango's review
4.0
A family goes camping in the mountains in the week before school starts...and then a tiger shows up.
This one kept the boys hooked throughout.
This one kept the boys hooked throughout.
librariandest's review
4.0
It's an eery coincidence to read this right after [b:This Was Our Pact|40864829|This Was Our Pact|Ryan Andrews|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1536917259l/40864829._SX50_.jpg|65285306] because the two books are unexpectedly similar. Both are about boys having an adventure with a talking animal. They both have a surreal quality. The pinnacle of both stories is a spread of the night sky which seems especially magical in that moment.
I'm interested to see how 4- to 7-year-olds will react to this story. Will they have ideas about what the tiger represents? Will they think the boy was just imagining the tiger? This is a great one to start a discussion. I imagine some kids will be nonplussed and some will dive into interpretations.
Overall, the illustrations are impressive but uneven. Some of the spreads are gorgeous, particularly the one where the boy and the tiger are cuddling in the tent.
I'm interested to see how 4- to 7-year-olds will react to this story. Will they have ideas about what the tiger represents? Will they think the boy was just imagining the tiger? This is a great one to start a discussion. I imagine some kids will be nonplussed and some will dive into interpretations.
Overall, the illustrations are impressive but uneven. Some of the spreads are gorgeous, particularly the one where the boy and the tiger are cuddling in the tent.
apcofsky's review
3.0
Beautiful artwork, but I kept hoping the storyline would be more connective or meaningful and was disappointed. So I liked the book for the art, but not the story.
missprint_'s review
3.0
This one is really strange but maybe that's implied from the cover and title? I like the way the tiger inserts itself but this might be a bit too cerebral for me.