The Tiger-Skin Rug (Picture Puffin S.) - Softcover

Gerald, Rose

 
9780140503234: The Tiger-Skin Rug (Picture Puffin S.)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0140503234 ISBN 13: 9780140503234
Publisher: Puffin, 1981

Synopsis

An old, thin tiger pretended to be a rug in order to live with the rajah. His plan worked until he started to become healthy and put on weight and the rajah said he must leave. But when three robbers attacked the rajah the tiger roared and scared them, and in gratitude the Rajah insisited he stay.

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Review

'Gerald Rose at his brilliant best. "Welcome Back, Tiger!"' (Michael Foreman)

'This is a flawless example of how pictures tell one story and words tell it differently' (Julia Eccleshare)

'The resplendent framed illustrations of a tiger masquerading as a rug who makes is home in the Rajah's palace are second to none' (The Telegraph)

'An absolute joy . . . This is a perfect picture book to reissue; a whole host of new readers will fall in love with the charismatic tiger and delight in the happy ending' (The Bookseller, Vanessa Lewis)

Book Description

A classic picture book reissued 32 years after first publication

A thin, lonely tiger sees his chance for a happy life with a rajah and his family and so he swaps places with a rug. All goes quite well . . . for a while!

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Publisher
Puffin
Publication date
1981
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0140503234
ISBN 13 
9780140503234
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
32

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9781408813034: The Tiger-Skin Rug

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ISBN 10:  1408813033 ISBN 13:  9781408813034
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2011
Softcover