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Left in the care of his older sister, a boy begs her to read his favorite book but she is too absorbed in her own reading even to notice when a tiger comes to life in the steam from his soup.
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LibraryThing member anita.curry
I enjoyed this book. The imagination of this kid is amazing. His sister makes him alphabet soup and his imagination runs wild with him when A Tiger appears and chases him around the kitchen. The pictures have great colors and are full of detail.
LibraryThing member nbmars
This book will delight any kids who have an older sibling, especially a big sister.
It begins, “Today, my big sister is in charge of the house, the lunch, and me. The boy telling us this story tries to get his sister to read a book to him about tigers but she isn’t interested.
As he eats his
Finally, his sister agrees to read, and as she roars like a tiger, we see the tiger is his sister!
Evaluation: I see this as a light-hearted Life of Pi for the pre-school set! Very inventive and fun, and guaranteed to entertain kids. I love how it shows how much entertainment one can create using one's imagination, and the illustrations by Jeffrey Ebbeler are terrific.
It begins, “Today, my big sister is in charge of the house, the lunch, and me. The boy telling us this story tries to get his sister to read a book to him about tigers but she isn’t interested.
As he eats his
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soup, he imagines a tiger coming out of his soup and attacking him. He grapples with it, fighting back with his soup spoon. Finally, his sister agrees to read, and as she roars like a tiger, we see the tiger is his sister!
Evaluation: I see this as a light-hearted Life of Pi for the pre-school set! Very inventive and fun, and guaranteed to entertain kids. I love how it shows how much entertainment one can create using one's imagination, and the illustrations by Jeffrey Ebbeler are terrific.
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LibraryThing member amccann
This shows the word of imagination in a little boys mind. He gets the idea that there is a tiger from looking at the pictures in a book. He begged his sister to read him the book but she refuses him multiple times. His sister was in charge of making lunch so she makes him soup. Because of the
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little boys imagination he believes there is a tiger in his soup. The two go into a fierce battle. Finally the tiger disappears and his sister reads him the book making the noise of the tiger she scares him into think she was a tiger. The colors were magnificent and illustrations really descried the story well. Show Less
LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
When his parents go off for the day and leave his elder sister in charge, the young narrator of this madcap picture-book finds himself pleading in vain with her to read him a story. Making him some food instead, she proceeds to mostly ignore him, as he battles the tiger that emerges from his
The third picture-book I have read from author Kashmira Sheth, following upon her Monsoon Afternoon and My Dadima Wears a Sari, Tiger In My Soup is an engaging tale that addresses the rich inner life of an imaginative child, as well as the frustration a younger sibling can sometimes feel, when placed in charge of an elder sibling who may or may not be a particularly enthusiastic babysitter. I liked the way that illustrator Jeffrey Ebbeler's artwork expands upon the story, filling out the details of the boy's game of make-believe. Recommended to those looking for stories about a child's imaginary inner world, as well as to anyone searching for picture-books featuring Indian-American families.
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soup-bowl. His imaginary adventures unfold as she calmly reads her own book, until she finally notices that his soup has gotten cold, reheats it for him, and agrees (finally!) to read his book to him...The third picture-book I have read from author Kashmira Sheth, following upon her Monsoon Afternoon and My Dadima Wears a Sari, Tiger In My Soup is an engaging tale that addresses the rich inner life of an imaginative child, as well as the frustration a younger sibling can sometimes feel, when placed in charge of an elder sibling who may or may not be a particularly enthusiastic babysitter. I liked the way that illustrator Jeffrey Ebbeler's artwork expands upon the story, filling out the details of the boy's game of make-believe. Recommended to those looking for stories about a child's imaginary inner world, as well as to anyone searching for picture-books featuring Indian-American families.
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LibraryThing member melodyreads
beautifully creative and fun
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Atlanta : Peachtree Publishers, c2013.
Awards
Georgia Children's Book Award (Finalist — Picturebook — 2015)
Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award (Nominee — Grades K-2 — 2014)
CLEL Bell Picture Book Award for Early Literacy (Nominee — Play — 2014)
The Best Children's Books of the Year (Five to Nine — 2014)
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28 cm
ISBN
1561456969 / 9781561456963