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Tiger Wild
Sometimes feelings can go wild. . .
Lily is a little girl with big emotions. And sometimes she can't keep herself from acting out and being naughty. Or rather, her imaginary friend, Tiger, is the naughty one. So when Tiger convinces her to run away, they have a blast stomping and jumping and going wild. But what is Lily to do when their adventure starts to feel a bit too wild?
Tiger Wild gently illustrates how sometimes we all need a little help when certain feelings are hard to express. For there is a time to be wild and a time to be mild.
Lily is a little girl with big emotions. And sometimes she can't keep herself from acting out and being naughty. Or rather, her imaginary friend, Tiger, is the naughty one. So when Tiger convinces her to run away, they have a blast stomping and jumping and going wild. But what is Lily to do when their adventure starts to feel a bit too wild?
Tiger Wild gently illustrates how sometimes we all need a little help when certain feelings are hard to express. For there is a time to be wild and a time to be mild.
32 pages, Hardcover
Published June 30, 2020
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November 8, 2020
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TIGER WILD is a picture book about imaginary friends and getting into trouble. Lily always blames her mistakes on Tiger, who is very naughty. One day, when Tiger is naughty and refuses to say he is sorry, Lily and Tiger are sent to their room until they can apologize. However, instead, they run away to become wild. They go out into the world and have tons of fun, until Lily's sandwich and map are eaten by Tiger.
Luckily, Penny (caregiver) finds her. Then, Lily decides to come home, but every now and then, she and Tiger go out to be wild.
What I loved: This book is very whimsical and has fun illustrations. I think the concept of the need to be wild and free was intriguing. The font is nice and easy to read throughout, and I appreciated that they placed white text on dark backgrounds.
What left me wanting more: Lily never seems to realize the need for apologizing or for taking responsibility for her actions (she continues to blame everything on Tiger). I am also not really sure about the running away from home that seems to be okay in the end, as they continue to run free, but at least they tell Penny when they go. I felt like these themes really needed to be expanded upon, as this seems to encourage this behavior. I felt that there was a lot of opportunity to take responsibility and show about making amends, and this focused on something unexpected (encouraging rule breaking with the need to be free/wild).
Final verdict: Overall, TIGER WILD is an alright picture book about imaginary friends that may need caution before reading and some discussion following.
Please note that I received a review copy. All opinions are my own.
TIGER WILD is a picture book about imaginary friends and getting into trouble. Lily always blames her mistakes on Tiger, who is very naughty. One day, when Tiger is naughty and refuses to say he is sorry, Lily and Tiger are sent to their room until they can apologize. However, instead, they run away to become wild. They go out into the world and have tons of fun, until Lily's sandwich and map are eaten by Tiger.
Luckily, Penny (caregiver) finds her. Then, Lily decides to come home, but every now and then, she and Tiger go out to be wild.
What I loved: This book is very whimsical and has fun illustrations. I think the concept of the need to be wild and free was intriguing. The font is nice and easy to read throughout, and I appreciated that they placed white text on dark backgrounds.
What left me wanting more: Lily never seems to realize the need for apologizing or for taking responsibility for her actions (she continues to blame everything on Tiger). I am also not really sure about the running away from home that seems to be okay in the end, as they continue to run free, but at least they tell Penny when they go. I felt like these themes really needed to be expanded upon, as this seems to encourage this behavior. I felt that there was a lot of opportunity to take responsibility and show about making amends, and this focused on something unexpected (encouraging rule breaking with the need to be free/wild).
Final verdict: Overall, TIGER WILD is an alright picture book about imaginary friends that may need caution before reading and some discussion following.
Please note that I received a review copy. All opinions are my own.
May 19, 2021
The pictures were cute, but that's about it. Sure kiddos sometimes let their imaginations run wild, but Lily's adult never talks with her about "tiger's naughty behavior". And painting the couch, and eating all the cupcakes is one thing, but running away from home? And not a single word on the matter? What if a child took this book literally? It would have been better if when Penny found Lily she showed signs of being worried, and discussed with Lily how dangerous running away is, it would amend for everything else. But instead it made it seem like it was no big deal at all.
On the inside of the dust jacket it mentions, "Sometimes feelings can go wild. . . Lily is a little girl with big emotions. And sometimes she can't keep herself from acting out and being naughty." But this is never actually mentioned within the pages of the story. I feel like it could have changed the whole feeling of the book.
On the inside of the dust jacket it mentions, "Sometimes feelings can go wild. . . Lily is a little girl with big emotions. And sometimes she can't keep herself from acting out and being naughty." But this is never actually mentioned within the pages of the story. I feel like it could have changed the whole feeling of the book.
August 26, 2020
A little girl has a "friend" tiger (who I feel like is an imaginary friend since she blames all her naughty behavior on him--is this some metaphor thing going on?). Tiger persuades her to run away from home to be "wild," but she gets lost and scared until she finds her grownup again. I like how at the end it shows that even Penny, the grownup, enjoys being wild sometimes, but at appropriate times.
September 23, 2020
Lily gets in trouble for the naughty things Tiger does and she decides to run away with Tiger. They don't get far and Tiger eats her sandwich, chocolate milk, and even her shoes. Lily decides to head back as she misses Penny and Penny misses her, even after their adventure they all go out into the wild every once in a while.
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January 19, 2021
What I love best about this book is that the two main characters, Lily (the wild one) and Penny (the rule keeper), are not described in terms of a relationship (like mother/daughter, older sister/little sister, etc.). This makes is so versatile with the different family structures that kids experience.
February 4, 2021
I feel a little guilty rating this one so low. The illustrations deserve a higher rating. But the story just didn't click into place for me or my kids. This is one that is definitely meant to convey something deeper, but it got lost. Per Goodreads ranking system, 2 stars means "it was just OK" and that is where this sits for me.
September 4, 2020
Um, super cute until the end. The child runs away and there is no discussion about her behavior AT ALL in the book. I wanted to read this at story time until the last two pages. Tiger was naughty, and Tiger did something dangerous. I don't think so!
June 4, 2021
“For there is a time to be wild and a time to be mild.” Lily and her imaginary friend, Tiger, run wild and amuck, somewhat like the story, which seems to end too abruptly with what seems like an empty apology and no real solutions for dealing with ferocious emotions.
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February 1, 2020Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.
June 10, 2020
Lily blames all of her naughtiness on her imaginary tiger friend.
August 1, 2020
From a parent’s perspective, I was annoyed that the girl doesn’t make amends for her terrible behavior and doesn’t seem to realize the danger of running away.
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August 1, 2020An imaginative girl blames a tiger for all her naughtiness, but when the tiger decides to run away from home with her, she soon grows tired of his antics.
January 9, 2021
A fun story to share with little humans who have big feelings!
March 16, 2021
Also a cute Storytime read!
July 30, 2021
This book is delightful and whimsical. Too whimsical for most adults I can see from the very pragmatic reviews. Great for sparking conversations.
January 10, 2021
Young Lily has an imaginary friend named Tiger. Any time something bad happens, she tells Penny (her older sister?) that Tiger did it. After painting the furniture, eating the special strawberry Fairy cakes, and unraveling Penny's knitting, Tiger is sent to his room until he is ready to apologize. Instead, Lily and Tiger run away to be wild and free. But when Penny arrives to take Lily back home, Lily admits that she shouldn't have left the house without asking permission and that she's sorry for having been "naughty," too. In the end, we learn that she never again left without permission, but that sometimes Penny went to "the wild" with Lily and Tiger so that she could also be "wild and free." There's a lot to discuss, here. I definitely wouldn't just hand this off to a child without having a chance to talk about hidden meanings, but overall it's about personality, creativity, and feelings. However, it's also about taking responsibility and being safe.
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October 31, 2025
long. But okay.
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