The Tiger-Skin Rug (Bloomsbury Paperbacks) - Softcover

Rose, Gerald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1408813033 ISBN 13: 9781408813034

Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2011

Synopsis

It's amazing how easy it is for the tiger to pass himself off as a rug - he enjoys a life of luxury with the rajah's family, snacking on midnight feasts and playing with his children. He goes entirely undetected, until one night, when he risks expulsion from his comfortable abode as burglars break into the palace and he has to decide whether to stay in disguise as a rug - or save the rajah from a horrible beating.

However, tigers who live in houses can have happy endings, as seen in this utterly brilliant picture book.

About this title

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!

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1408813033
• ISBN 13: 9781408813034
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Rose Gerald