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Tiger in My Soup
An adventurous boy defeats an unlikely foe in this story of reading, imagination, and tigers!
Sometimes it's almost impossible to get your big sister to read your favorite book to you. Sometimes you have to go to great lengths even to get her attention! But if you're really creative and use your imagination, you might just get what you want. Take care, though, not to go too far. Once you conjure up a tiger, there's no telling where it might lead...
Author Kashmira Sheth brings readers a humorous, reading-centered story of the dynamic between a younger brother and older sister.
Sometimes it's almost impossible to get your big sister to read your favorite book to you. Sometimes you have to go to great lengths even to get her attention! But if you're really creative and use your imagination, you might just get what you want. Take care, though, not to go too far. Once you conjure up a tiger, there's no telling where it might lead...
Author Kashmira Sheth brings readers a humorous, reading-centered story of the dynamic between a younger brother and older sister.
32 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2013
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About the author
Kashmira Sheth
30 books98 followersKashmira Sheth grew up in Bhavangar, Gujarat, for eight years, when she was three she joined Montessori school. She lived with her grandparents, because her parents lived in Mumbai three hundred miles away from Bhavangar.
At eight years Sheth, left Bhavangar, for Mumbai.
She did her studying there until she was seventeen. She left Mumbai, to go to college, in Ames Iowa to do her BS at Iowa State University. Many people ask her why she chose Iowa. "I chose Iowa State, because my uncle worked there as a professor." is the answer.
She is the author of 7 books, two of them are picture books, called "My Dadima Wears a Sari." and "Monsoon Rains"
She has three books meant for teens.
The fist one is called "Blue Jasmine"; which is about a girl named Seema who moved from India to Iowa.
The second one is called; 'Koyal Dark, Mango Sweet'; this book is about a girl who is sixteen named Jeeta, her two sisters are married
and now its her turn. Trouble is she does not want an arranged marriage.
The last one and the most currents one is called, "Keeping Corner". This one is about a girl who is thirteen, named Leela, is widowed. She was married at age nine, and was about to be sent off to live with her husband. But her husband gets bitten by a venomous snake, and dies. Leela faces hardship, anger, and frustration. She is forced to shave her head, and never ever wear jewellery or colors. This takes place in the Gandhi era.
Sheth is publishing a book called "Boys Without Names." in 2010
Kashmira Sheth is now with her two daughters; Neha and Rupa, her husband in Madison Wisconsin.
At eight years Sheth, left Bhavangar, for Mumbai.
She did her studying there until she was seventeen. She left Mumbai, to go to college, in Ames Iowa to do her BS at Iowa State University. Many people ask her why she chose Iowa. "I chose Iowa State, because my uncle worked there as a professor." is the answer.
She is the author of 7 books, two of them are picture books, called "My Dadima Wears a Sari." and "Monsoon Rains"
She has three books meant for teens.
The fist one is called "Blue Jasmine"; which is about a girl named Seema who moved from India to Iowa.
The second one is called; 'Koyal Dark, Mango Sweet'; this book is about a girl who is sixteen named Jeeta, her two sisters are married
and now its her turn. Trouble is she does not want an arranged marriage.
The last one and the most currents one is called, "Keeping Corner". This one is about a girl who is thirteen, named Leela, is widowed. She was married at age nine, and was about to be sent off to live with her husband. But her husband gets bitten by a venomous snake, and dies. Leela faces hardship, anger, and frustration. She is forced to shave her head, and never ever wear jewellery or colors. This takes place in the Gandhi era.
Sheth is publishing a book called "Boys Without Names." in 2010
Kashmira Sheth is now with her two daughters; Neha and Rupa, her husband in Madison Wisconsin.
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March 3, 2020
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 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.
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.
January 26, 2014
This was a good example of complementary illustration. The narrative in the pictures worked with the words, but had its own internal narrative going that could be read and interpreted separately from the words.
Again, knowing that paper production should be reserved for the best books a publisher has, we should expect complementary or counterpoint illustrations. If we're talking award-worthy books, this one has a point in its favor!
Again, knowing that paper production should be reserved for the best books a publisher has, we should expect complementary or counterpoint illustrations. If we're talking award-worthy books, this one has a point in its favor!
February 22, 2021
Aarav and I loved reading it ...
January 16, 2019
There is a tiger in his soup. It was small and then it got big in the microwave and went gggggRRRRRR!!!!
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February 10, 2023L sister there was literally a tiger in his soup
July 20, 2014
Tiger in My Soup by Kashmira Sheth is about a little boy is left in his sister’s care for a day, and he tries to get her to read his favorite book about a tiger. But his sister is too busy reading her own book while listening to music through her ear buds in her ears. “Later,” is how she responds to her little brother when he pleads with her to read him his story. This continues until he asks for something to eat. She heats up some soup and gives him a bowl of soup to eat. Laughing out loud. This is when the story starts to get really interesting. As the little boy begins to eat his soup, he sees the tiger in his soup. The tiger comes out of the soup. The boy is now battling the tiger all by himself. Chasing him around the kitchen, stabbing it with a spoon. All the while, his sister is still reading her book and listening to music. Its not until the tiger is chased back into the soup that his sister decides to read his favorite book.
This book is fun and full of excitement and adventure. The pictures depicted the story very well.
This book is fun and full of excitement and adventure. The pictures depicted the story very well.
October 29, 2015
Originally reviewed for YA Books Central: http://www.yabookscentral.com/kidsfic...
A bright and whimsical tale about a boy, a big sister, and a hungry feline of make-believe proportions.
An unnamed boy and his older sister are home alone and left to their own devices in terms of entertaining themselves. The boy wants his sister to read him a book about a tiger, but she is too absorbed in her own book to humor him. The more she turns him down, the more the boy’s imagination runs wild—literally!
Tiger In My Soup is a simple, quick read presented with large text in variable interest-holding arrangements. The sibling relationship is endearingly realistic, with a good deal of hesitation and disinterest on the sister’s side—which is gradually overcome by responsibilities and fondness for her charge. The boy’s fantastical perspective is enhanced by the vibrantly expressive artwork, and flavored with a hint of Indian influence.
At 32 pages in length, the book feels well suited for ages 4-8.
A bright and whimsical tale about a boy, a big sister, and a hungry feline of make-believe proportions.
An unnamed boy and his older sister are home alone and left to their own devices in terms of entertaining themselves. The boy wants his sister to read him a book about a tiger, but she is too absorbed in her own book to humor him. The more she turns him down, the more the boy’s imagination runs wild—literally!
Tiger In My Soup is a simple, quick read presented with large text in variable interest-holding arrangements. The sibling relationship is endearingly realistic, with a good deal of hesitation and disinterest on the sister’s side—which is gradually overcome by responsibilities and fondness for her charge. The boy’s fantastical perspective is enhanced by the vibrantly expressive artwork, and flavored with a hint of Indian influence.
At 32 pages in length, the book feels well suited for ages 4-8.
August 12, 2014
A young boy is left at home with his sister in charge. He pesters her to read to him and she puts him off, instead making a bowl of alphabet soup for his lunch. While the soup is cooling, the steam turns into, you guessed it, a tiger in the soup. The boy fights back with a spoon, romping through the house, until the sister warms the soup up in the microwave. The sister, exasperated with her brother, finally agrees to read the book. The book ends on a sweet sibling note while the boy wonders where the tiger will show up next.
Fabulous illustrations, a wonderfully imaginative story! Recommended for kindergarten and first grade, boys will especially love the action that the tiger inspires.
Fabulous illustrations, a wonderfully imaginative story! Recommended for kindergarten and first grade, boys will especially love the action that the tiger inspires.
August 2, 2015
books and imaginations just go together!!
shows kids that books are fun adventures that you can take outside the book with you. The illustrations show the story perfectly, while the story itself is quick and fun, and doesn't bore young minds with any unnecessary details.
Love it!!
** thanks to NetGalley & the publishers for this copy!
shows kids that books are fun adventures that you can take outside the book with you. The illustrations show the story perfectly, while the story itself is quick and fun, and doesn't bore young minds with any unnecessary details.
Love it!!
** thanks to NetGalley & the publishers for this copy!
March 28, 2013
Read to me already!
The eagernes of a young boy who has the taste for story, but not the skill to read himself.
Highly recommended for young ones on the cusp of reading by themselves and all school library collections for Kindergarten.
The eagernes of a young boy who has the taste for story, but not the skill to read himself.
Highly recommended for young ones on the cusp of reading by themselves and all school library collections for Kindergarten.
February 18, 2013
Better double-check the ingredients label before you open the can.
October 9, 2013
This is a very fun story of a boy with an great imagination.
March 24, 2016
Fantastic :)
June 19, 2018
Imagination and amazing illustrations.
A young boy is left in the care of his big sister, who is totally not interested in being involved. Begging to be read to and constantly rebuffed, he immerses himself in his book of tigers, but cannot read the words. Finally he removes his sister's ear bud and shouts, "I'm hungry". As he watches the steam rise from the hot alphabet soup, the letters spell ROAR and a tiger emerges from the soup. He gathers various implements to protect himself from the tiger. (All this commotion does not register on his sister's radar.) Finally, he throws a "missile" at the tiger and THE TIGER DISAPPEARS. Finally his sister condescends to read to him. The boy interjects, "No, no, you have to roar like a tiger!" And... she does.
This is a book that begs to be re-read and acted out.
A young boy is left in the care of his big sister, who is totally not interested in being involved. Begging to be read to and constantly rebuffed, he immerses himself in his book of tigers, but cannot read the words. Finally he removes his sister's ear bud and shouts, "I'm hungry". As he watches the steam rise from the hot alphabet soup, the letters spell ROAR and a tiger emerges from the soup. He gathers various implements to protect himself from the tiger. (All this commotion does not register on his sister's radar.) Finally, he throws a "missile" at the tiger and THE TIGER DISAPPEARS. Finally his sister condescends to read to him. The boy interjects, "No, no, you have to roar like a tiger!" And... she does.
This is a book that begs to be re-read and acted out.
April 10, 2023
This story book promises adventure from cover to cover. Jeffrey Ebbeler illustrates a boy with a tiger striped shirt yielding a claw foot chair in one hand and a child's belt in the other. The boy, who remains nameless is looking up in fright at a tiger perched on the family's dinner table. Kashmira Sheth writes about an imaginative young reader that wants nothing more than to spend the evening hearing his big sister read a book to him. At this point, I am also obsessed with the tiger and can not stop spotting them everywhere. Sheth brings a popular folk hero in Asian myths and legends to my attention and Ebbeler brings the beast to life with graphic depictions. The writer returns to simple independent clauses and the delivery is right on pace for an escapade using words like "rumble" and onomatopoeias like "ghoon." I could see this turning into a series for sure.
April 19, 2018
Wonderful illustrations with a modern setting (I loved the 'suffering' teenage sister stuck baby sitting her little brother so tuning him out with iPod and book). At a guess, the setting is USA (New England? Maine?). The wooden house perched on a tor is beautiful and I've seen similar in other American books so I'm guessing that kind of coastline is known and specific to a particular geographic area (works well for Kiwi readers too). I also like that a non-Caucasian family is shown for a change. I imagine they are Indian and like the cultural / historical links because the picture book about a tiger that the boy is reading has a very traditional Indian art style that contrasts nicely with the modern style of the actual book.
February 9, 2022
Kashmira Sheth's book, Tiger in My Soup, is a creatively written story about a boy and a tiger who is begging his sister to read a book about tigers. The book has elements that children will really enjoy and get a kick out of, such as the boy encountering the tiger in his soup and declaring war. The illustrations showed they pulling the tigers tail and protecting himself with a chair and belt. The book encourages imagination and I believe shows the power of imagination in children at that age. The story is humorous and relatable for children at that age. I believe this story would be a great read aloud book for children because of the beautiful illustrations that can tell the story itself as well, and the story line that would excite children as it's being read to them.
October 13, 2018
A fun story about a little boy who is left in his sisters care for the day, and all he wants is for her to read to him. This book has amazing and engaging illustrations and a lot of examples of imagination. The little boy wanted to read a book about a tiger, and when his sister wouldn't read it to him he began to see the tiger in his soup. He fights with the tiger in his soup, but his sister is unaware of this. This little boy has a wild imagination of his own and creates a very interesting story!
March 23, 2019
An amazing story about a bold boy and his older sister. One day the boy's parents went out of town and left his older sister in charge. The boy wanted his older sister to read a story about a tiger to him. When she refused he tried by himself. Finally, he was ready to eat and his sister made him soup. This is when the adventure begins! Such a good book to read to those adventurous young readers and allow their imaginations to run wild!
January 9, 2022
This was a good book to help a young child do some critical thinking. A little boy is given some soup by his sister and exclaims that there is a tiger in his soup. Beautifully illustrated to fit the story and lends itself to critical thinking. When is it that the little boy sees the tiger in his soup? Is it really a tiger, or is it something else? My grandson and I had a good time discussing the not too obvious.
May 14, 2018
Cute story about a boy who is being ignored by his sister/babysitter. All he wants is for her to read to him, but she is too "busy". When he battles a tiger that leaps out of his soup, things get out of control. Is the tiger real? Is the tiger a figment of the boy's imagination? Or is the tiger his sister, playing a game with him?
August 21, 2017
This reading is very interesting. It displays the imagination of a young boy, and his imagination is very wild! It also helps us realize how sometimes an older sibling should/ needs to pay more attention to the younger sibling.
February 12, 2018
A boy wants his sister to read him a story about a tiger. When she doesn't agree to read it, the fun begins as he imagines a tiger in his bowl of soup.
Great illustrations with an imaginative story.
Great illustrations with an imaginative story.
March 13, 2018
I'm not quite sure I understood what was going on in this book. It was a cute idea, but I felt that the story was missing a dearly needed exposition. I did love how the sibling interacted with each other.
April 14, 2019
I felt that this book was kind of hard to follow. I can imagine having young kids reading this struggling to follow the storyline. It was still enjoyable to read just wasn’t my favorite.
Guided reading: K
DRA Level: 18
Traits: voice
Guided reading: K
DRA Level: 18
Traits: voice
February 5, 2021
A boy, left with his older sister for the day, wants her to read his book to him, but the teen is apathetic. When she serves him soup for lunch, he finds a tiger in the bowl (reminiscent of the tiger in his book) and chaos ensues. Will his sister pay attention now?
November 26, 2022
I enjoyed the illustrations and can understand the feeling of asking someone to read to you but them not being available. Since my youngest likes tigers he enjoyed it but it was a bit scary for his older sister.
June 19, 2023
I love the art in this book. There is a lot of energy to it. the story was lackluster for me. A kid imagines a tiger around the house while he is being ignored by his sister. That's about all there is to it.
May 24, 2017
Excellent! I love this book. It's so easy for kids to understand and love this story about older/younger siblings.
November 9, 2017
The art in this is just incredible. Will definitely use in a future storytime.
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