Tiger, Tiger
PreSchool-Grade 1-When everyone wants to nap in the heat of the day, Pocu has no one to play with until a magic feather ignites his fertile imagination. Piece by piece, he creates a glorious tiger. Through the power of his imagination and/or the feather's magic, he renders an animal that insists on being taken to the village for dinner. Pocu is a clever young boy and he convinces the beast to take a nap first; while he sleeps, the child carefully dismantles him, much to the relief of the monkeys and parrots who have been actively voicing their concern. A wiser Pocu arrives home just in time for a welcome supper. The succinct text more than suffices as Guevara's gouache with chalk-pastel illustrations on mixed-media paper conjure up all the magic needed for a tantalizing flight of fancy. Luscious cool greens wrap around the bright yellow-orange of the tiger and the brilliant rainbow colors of the magic feather, while monkeys, parrots, and peacocks keep careful watch from the background. This is a perfect choice for reading aloud, with repeated swishes from the feather and warnings from the monkeys and parrots giving eager listeners an opportunity to join in on the story. Totally satisfying.Jody McCoy, The Bush School, Seattle, WACopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.