shawnareads24's review against another edition
5.0
Mr. Tiger is tired of being prim and proper and so begins trying new things. First walking on all fours, then not wearing his stuffy suit. His friends aren't sure how to handle his "wildness" and tell him to go to the wilderness if he wants to behave this way. Mr. Tiger is excited about this and heads off. Although he is happy with this new way of living, Mr. Tiger also becomes lonely, so he decides to go back to the city. He discovers things have changed a bit.
Wonderful book with a great message. Be brave, be yourself.
Wonderful book with a great message. Be brave, be yourself.
novelesque_life's review against another edition
4.0
MR TIGER GOES WILD
Written and Illustrated by Peter Brown
2013; 40 Pages
Genre: animals, picture book, children's
★★★★
A very cute book about animals behaving very civilized - wearing clothes and walking on two legs. Then one day Mr. Tiger slowly starts to misbehave - first not wearing as many clothes, then walking on all 4 legs and roaring loudly! When all his friends shun his new lifestyle he runs off into the wild to be himself. He learns that it can be lonely in the wilderness so returns home to be somewhere in the middle. I really enjoy Brown's illustrations
k (My Novelesque Life)
Written and Illustrated by Peter Brown
2013; 40 Pages
Genre: animals, picture book, children's
★★★★
A very cute book about animals behaving very civilized - wearing clothes and walking on two legs. Then one day Mr. Tiger slowly starts to misbehave - first not wearing as many clothes, then walking on all 4 legs and roaring loudly! When all his friends shun his new lifestyle he runs off into the wild to be himself. He learns that it can be lonely in the wilderness so returns home to be somewhere in the middle. I really enjoy Brown's illustrations
k (My Novelesque Life)
jcpdiesel21's review against another edition
5.0
A wonderful book filled with striking illustrations which effectively utilize color. I like the resulting positive message about finding the right balance for yourself between proper and wild.
deservingporcupine's review against another edition
5.0
Watched the amazing Woke Read Aloud of this. So, so great.
mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
Thank you to my dear boyfriend for gifting me this book! <3
This was an amazingly fun book, about letting your wild side out. Because acting prim and proper is all fun and that, but at times one just wants to go wild and have a bit of fun. And that is exactly what mister Tiger did. He was being all prim and proper, just like his many friends, but he just didn't like it any more. He didn't want to be restricted, he wanted to do something else. I was just cheering for this guy, cheering for him to just run into the woods and be free.
I felt sorry for him, with how his friends acted, it is much like in real life. As long as you fit in it is OK, but if you dare to wear or do something different, people will look weird, will look down on you. At least at first.
I loved the fact that mister Tiger was the one spot of bright colour in most of the book. He is bright orange, while all the other animals, the town, the clothes are just drab and grey. I am glad the illustrator/author decided to do it this way, it had a big impact, as mister Tiger stood out so much. You knew he was going to be different.
What I had hoped however was that near the end, and all that happened there, that the animals would find their colours. Like you sometimes see in shows, that people or animals sudden find what they are missing and become more shiny/turn from drab to colourful.
The art was really good, I enjoyed watching the scenery, I enjoyed finding little details. At times I could just imagine myself there, especially during the forest part. :)
The ending was really cute, and I am happy for mister Tiger.
Oh, and before I forget, if you have the hardcover edition that I have, you should unwrap the jacket and check the real cover. It is pretty!
Would I recommend this book? Yes, yes, I would! This is a beautiful picture book.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
This was an amazingly fun book, about letting your wild side out. Because acting prim and proper is all fun and that, but at times one just wants to go wild and have a bit of fun. And that is exactly what mister Tiger did. He was being all prim and proper, just like his many friends, but he just didn't like it any more. He didn't want to be restricted, he wanted to do something else. I was just cheering for this guy, cheering for him to just run into the woods and be free.
I felt sorry for him, with how his friends acted, it is much like in real life. As long as you fit in it is OK, but if you dare to wear or do something different, people will look weird, will look down on you. At least at first.
I loved the fact that mister Tiger was the one spot of bright colour in most of the book. He is bright orange, while all the other animals, the town, the clothes are just drab and grey. I am glad the illustrator/author decided to do it this way, it had a big impact, as mister Tiger stood out so much. You knew he was going to be different.
What I had hoped however was that near the end, and all that happened there, that the animals would find their colours. Like you sometimes see in shows, that people or animals sudden find what they are missing and become more shiny/turn from drab to colourful.
The art was really good, I enjoyed watching the scenery, I enjoyed finding little details. At times I could just imagine myself there, especially during the forest part. :)
The ending was really cute, and I am happy for mister Tiger.
Oh, and before I forget, if you have the hardcover edition that I have, you should unwrap the jacket and check the real cover. It is pretty!
Would I recommend this book? Yes, yes, I would! This is a beautiful picture book.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
wiseowl33's review against another edition
4.0
Huge fan of Peter Brown! This book is very cool. Love the use of color. Fun to show his video of making the book then reading the book.
catherinesque's review against another edition
5.0
Wonderful illustrations and funny text - could almost be told wordlessly
dawnoftheread's review against another edition
5.0
http://www.unshelved.com/bookclub/2014-5-2#9780316200639
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
4.0
A bit of a different animal story. With kind of cool and oddly different art. And a tiger that gets to show the benefit of some rebellion. I wonder what that tiger is eating when it's wild. Pretty good writing. Short and to the point.