It's a Tiger!

LaRochelle, David. It’s a tiger! San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2012

Title: It's a Tiger
Author: LaRochelle David

This book is attention grabbing from the very beginning, starting with a little boy asking the readers if they are ready for a story. From there begins the tale where the child imagines he is in the jungle swinging from vines with monkeys before ... Oh No! What’s that? A thick orange and black tail! It’s a tiger! RUN!  As the suspenseful story continues the readers are taken through many pages of escaping the tiger playing hide and seek. On every page you can see the tigers stripes hidden somewhere among the jungle, which allow children to look closely at each page engaging their cognitive abilities.  Jeremy Tankard’s illustrations, done with bold black lines and ink, help the characters stand out on a page and bring attention to the tiger’s stripes.  The story is written so that it goes soft to loud to soft again as you read it aloud, therefore engaging children in the suspense of the story more.