Oh, Little Tiger! You had a lot to learn and, to your credit, seem to have learned fast. This is a short, sweet picture book with simple illustrations and a basic color palette. There's even diversity, well, if you consider different animal species chosen as being diverse. In any case, they're cute.
The message is simple. If you want friends to be nice to you, you need to be nice to them. Other children don't want to play with you if you're mean to them.I liked that the book showed several simple ways to be kind rather than simply saying, "Be nice". I can definitely envision discussions that might grow from the different scenarios, ranging from "What did Little Tiger do that wasn't nice?" to "How would you react if someone wasn't nice to you?" Just the illustrations alone can be a discussion point, starting with "What is the cover drawing showing us even before we start the book?" Yes, lots of teaching moments. What can I say, sometimes the retired teacher in me just can't help seeing teaching moments.
Bottom line, an easy book to read to children that can open up lines of discussion. I, of course, liked the teacher's role in helping Little Tiger find his nice side. Thanks to #NetGalley and #NorthSouthBooks for letting me pop back into a classroom for awhile to meet Little Tiger and his now new friends.
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