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| Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown (2013) |
Dressing up as a gentleman with suit and tie and shoes and a tall hat, Mr. Tiger has had enough of being formal. His inner self tells him to go wild, and so he does. He takes off his shoes and walks around the town. He roars; he climbs; he chases his friends around. It is so comfortable that he finally takes off all his clothes and play around. His friends can't stand anymore, so he run wildly to the wildness to go wild. There he is set free. He roars louder; he climbs higher; he enjoys everything to his heart content. However, he misses his friends and home, so he decides to go back to the town. This return makes him feel happy and free because he sees some animals going a little bit wild just as he does! This is a story telling readers that being true to ourselves will set us free, no matter where we are and whom we are with. Sometimes it does need some courage to be honest to ourselves, but the risk is worth being taken. The illustrations go well with the storyline that colors change along with Mr. Tiger's mood. I am particularly like the cross-page picture of Mr. Tiger, who is in his own look with a happy smile and a confident pose. That is the look of a true self!
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| Mr. Tiger's Confident Pose! |
(Image taken from the book.)
Mr. Tiger Goes Wild is written and illustrated by Peter Brown whose another book, Creepy Carrots!, is a 2013 Caldecott honor book. In Creepy Carrots!, he creates a eerie atmosphere with cute rabbits and carrots, which makes me fall in love of the book. This time, his illustrations are still eye-catching and provide lots of fun to read! Taking Mr. Tiger Goes Wild and Creepy Carrots! into consideration, I think that Mr. Brown likes the color orange very much!
Bibliography:
Brown, Peter. (2013). Mr. Tiger goes wild. New York, NY: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
I liked your review of the book. It makes me want to read this story to my students and have a discussion about being true to themselves. This would be a great book to share at the beginning of the school year. I also really like his book Creepy Carrots! You wrote a good review which made me interested in reading this book.
ReplyDeleteI thought this was very creative! I can see using this in a classroom, encouraging older students to create a similar book review. Next year we are going to begin a book fair, and I think this would be a great option for my students.
ReplyDeleteI like how creative your post is and the way you added pictures into it!! It made me think about how creative we can get in our journals and how pictures are really a great part of writing!! I think a book review is a really great way to connect reading and writing for students - what grade level would you start having students make their own book reviews and do you have any ideas about how you would present the idea/lesson? I'd love to know more about the Caldecott award!! I remember seeing the gold seal a lot as a kid, but don't know much more about it!! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI think it is such a great idea to show students how to write book reviews. It is such a particular type of writing that we have so many examples of to show our students. My question for you is, do you plan on sharing some writing of yours in which you are the star? Something of a personal narrative? Sharing that writing can be risk, but I can't wait to read some of it.
ReplyDeleteThank you, everyone, for your comments and feedback!
ReplyDeleteAllison, I agree with you that this book could be a start to talk about being true to ourselves with students.
Rae, a book fair in a class sounds interesting. That's a good idea that I have never thought of!
Trisha, I am not sure which grade will be the best, but maybe start with 4th graders -- 4th graders have already had lots to say!! As for ideas to present book reviews, I am thinking that each student can write a book review as a campaign for their favorite books so that they will have to think about how to catch audience's attention in their writing!
Jennifer, I might share some personal stories in the future!
Thank you all!