Tigerbear by Steve Webb and Katharine McEwen

Tigerbear by Steve Webb and Katharine McEwen
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Category: For Sharing
Reviewer: Rachel Spencer
Summary: The story of a boy who goes to bed and wakes up as Tigerbear, in Tigerbear cave where he has a hide and seek adventure. A great book for sharing at bedtime with great illustrations that will take your child off into another world.
Buy? Yes	Borrow? Yes
Pages: 32	Date: July 2011
Publisher: Andersen
External links: Author's website
ISBN: 978-1849390071
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I'm a sucker for a good bedtime story and to me Tigerbear is just that. With the perfect tone for a bedtime read, a small amount of adventure, a nice rhyming pattern and friendly illustrations, I can see this book sending many children off to sleep to have their own adventure in years to come.

It's a rhyming book, which if not done right can fall flat on its face, this one doesn't. It strikes a good balance between rhyme and story so that on occasion you forget you're even reading in rhymes because you'll be too busy wanting to know what happens next. It's got a range of vocabulary which will make it accessible to a younger audience, but the story is strong enough that it will cross over to slightly older children.

Another good thing about this book is the size of it, a large format makes it ideal for sharing, with pictures sprawling over big pages for anyone reading to study with ease.

Though in my opinion this does feel a little like Where the Wild Things Are presented to a younger audience – whether this is what the author and illustrator intended I'm not sure, but to me it seems like a nice homage rather than a problem. Its gentle pace works well at bedtime, while its vibrant colours should keep children enthralled in the world of Tigerbear.

Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will certainly be keeping hold of a copy for bedtimes when my son is a little older. I'm sure he will spend many a happy night hoping to wake up in Tigerbear cave for a game of hide and seek with little Tigerbear!

I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to the Bookbag.

Reading Suggestions : If you enjoyed this then you must certainly read Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendack, but also keep an eye out for The Emperor of Absurdia by Chris Riddell which has a similar theme and dreamy illustrations.

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