"Funky, funny and beautiful, this is an irresistible addition to every wild child's bookshelf."
- The Times
Are you bored with being sensible? Do you want to have more fun? Mr. Tiger knows exactly how you feel. Fed up with tea parties, top hats and talking about the weather, he astounds his friends when he decides to go... WILD. But does he go too far? After all, the wilderness can get pretty lonely.
Mr Tiger Goes Wild is a beautifully illustrated and brilliantly funny book from Caldecott Honor-winning artist Peter Brown that shows that there's a time and place for everything... even going wild. Peter Brown is also the creator of many other books including the fantastically funny My Teacher is a Monster! (No, I Am Not).
This book was recognised by the Kate Greenaway Medal Award. The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded by childrens librarians for an outstanding book in terms of illustration for children and young people.
There are 48 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2017 by Pan Macmillan .
Peter Brown is a graduate of the Arts Center College of Design in Pasadena. He grew up in New Jersey and now lives in Brooklyn.
This book contains the following story:
Mr Tiger Goes Wild
Mr. Tiger lived a perfectly proper life in a perfectly proper city. And everything was perfectly fine...until the day he had a wonderfully wild idea! Why choose to stay in the stuffy city when there is a whole wide world of wilderness and wildness to explore? Fed up with tea parties, top hats and talking about the weather, Mr. Tiger bounds off on an adventure to discover where he really belongs. But does he go too far? After all, the wilderness can get pretty lonely.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Parents' Choice Award
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Parents' Choice Award.
North Carolina Children's Book Award
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award.
Georgia Children's Book Award
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award.
Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books For Children and Teens
This book was recognised in the Ages 0-7 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
This book was recognised in the Grades K-3 category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award.
Golden Kite
This book was recognised in the Picture Book Illustration category by the Golden Kite.
New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award.
Eb White Read Aloud Award
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Eb White Read Aloud Award. The E.B. White Read Aloud Award was established in 2004 by The Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC) to honor books that its membership felt embodied the universal read aloud standards that were created by the work of the beloved author E.B. White.In 2006 the award was expanded into two categories: The E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture Books, and The E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers. Titles are nominated for the award by ABC booksellers, and then the final decision is made by a committee of booksellers that meets annually in February.
Boston Globe
This book was recognised in the Horn Book Award - Picture Book category by the Boston Globe.
Cybils Award
This book was recognised in the Fiction Picture Book category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal.
Kate Greenaway Award
This book was recognised by the Kate Greenaway Medal Award. The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded by childrens librarians for an outstanding book in terms of illustration for children and young people.
