A Tiger Tale

by Holly Webb

A moving story about coping with loss from bestselling author Holly Webb. Kate's grandfather has died and she's missing him desperately. Her Mum wants Kate to talk about it, but it only makes Kate angry. Granddad has gone and he's never coming back. At least she has her toy tiger, Amos, to keep her company. It was a present from Granddad, and somehow holding him close makes Granddad seem less far away. But she doesn't expect Amos to turn into a real tiger - a big, comforting, friendly tiger who smells of Granddad, and sounds like him too.

160 pages, Paperback

First published September 4, 2014

About the author

Holly Webb is one of Britain's best-loved children's writers. She has written over a hundred books for children, and her work has been translated into over thirty languages. Holly lives in Tilehurst, just outside of Reading, Berkshire, with her husband, three children and several cats.

Reviews

[Simon Pedoe]

This book was something special. Heartfelt, emotional and about a very important topic. I really enjoyed reading this to my 5 year old. She loved it too. Part fantasy, part fictional, it was a joy.

[Adinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely touching book. But I feel like it needs a bit more story at the end.

[Amelia Allan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not like it at all

[Kelsey van Dillen]

Het verhaal doet me denken aan een soort kinderversie van Tiger's Curse, wat ik echt een ontzettend leuk boek vond. Dat vond ik wel grappig. Verder komen sommige dingen naar mijn mening totaal niet realistisch over. Die kinderen zijn acht jaar, ik kan me niet voorstellen dat ze zulke dingen tegen elkaar zeggen: “She thinks she’s so perfect. She’s too important to hang around with us. Looking down her nose all the time. We didn’t want you anyway.” Ook sommige dingen die Kate denkt, passen niet echt in het gedachtenpatroon van een achtjarige. Aan de andere kant denk ik niet dat de doelgroep die dit boek zou lezen, daar veel over nadenkt.


De illustraties zijn grappig, niet heel bijzonder. Ze lijken wat gehaast getekend. Ze zijn niet onmisbaar voor het verhaal, maar voegen wel wat leuks toe voor de kinderen die dit boek lezen. Ik denk dat veel kinderen zich goed kunnen verplaatsen in Kate. Kate wordt een beetje gepest, heeft een grote zus die niet zo aardig doet en schaamt zich een beetje omdat ze nog met een knuffel rondloopt. Allemaal heel normaal voor die leeftijd.

[Tushar Ahire · Rating 2 out of 5]

A story about coping from loss, about a girl Kate who has lost her granddad. More details are given in the description of the book. But the author's literary style of expression and story telling is not much appealing to children. It fails to hold the attention right from the beginning. I found it a but boring and stretched while reading. It wasn't neither good choice for read-aloud nor for self-reading.
The Secret Garden is the ultimate book for the bereaved child.

[R Cloake · Rating 4 out of 5]

A heartwarming tale about an 8 year old girl getting over the loss of her Grandfather. The tiger is beautifully illustrated too.

I read a paperback proof copy.

[Mel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this for a junior fiction award at work and found it to be a very emotional read. Holly Webb has devised a very clever and subtle way of helping children with grief.

3/5*

[Atharva · Rating 1 out of 5]

Boring. Didnt catch enough attention to continue past 30-40 pages.