The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Author: Judith Kerr
Publisher: Candlewick;
Reprint edition (August 6, 2019) - first published in 1968.
ISBN: 978-1536209624
Reading Level: 3 to 7 years
Main Characters: Sophie, her mummy, her daddy, and the tiger who came to tea.
ISBN: 978-1536209624
Reading Level: 3 to 7 years
Main Characters: Sophie, her mummy, her daddy, and the tiger who came to tea.
Plot: Just a normal day for Sophie and her mummy, when the doorbell rings and a tiger comes to tea! The tiger eats and drinks everything in the house.
Settings: Sophie's house
Genre/Theme/Style: Children's classics, tigers, teatime, tea, children's humor.
I Gave This Book 5 Roars! 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁
Why 5 Roars? What kid wouldn’t want a tiger to show up for teatime? It’s
cute, farfetched, and loads of fun. I loved how Sophie and her mummy went to the store and bought a big can of tiger food, just in case he came back for teatime again. Smart thinking!
Critical Analysis: I love this style of whimsical humor. Everything is going
along like a normal day and then a tiger shows up for tea! The story never addresses
the reason the tiger shows up for tea. I think it is fun to ask kids why they think a tiger
showed up for tea. Do tigers like tea? I get a lot of creative answers and I
often ask them to write or draw about their ideas. The backstory for the tiger can be a terrific writing/drawing
session.
When Sophie and her mum explain to
daddy that a tiger came to tea and ate and drank everything in the house, daddy
seems quite undisturbed. They all go out to a café for a lovely dinner.
It’s
cheeky and a little absurd, but really quite good fun for kids. (I also enjoyed the audio
version of the book read with a British accent.)
Illustrations: The illustrations are very nostalgic for me. They portray childhood
as a simpler time.
Awards: Judith Kerr was awarded an OBE in 2012 for her services to
children’s literature and Holocaust education, the BookTrust Lifetime Achievement
Award in 2016, and in 2019 was named Illustrator of the Year at the British
Book Awards.
If you can not find a single copy of the above story, it can be found in The Judith Kerr Treasury.
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ISBN: 978-0007586530
Featuring:
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Mog the Forgetful Cat
One Night in the Zoo
The Other Goose
When Willy Went to the Wedding
Mog the Forgetful Cat
One Night in the Zoo
The Other Goose
When Willy Went to the Wedding
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