Xif You Go Walking in Tiger Wo

by Alan Durant, Debbie Boon

Harper Collins Paperback Edition.

Genres: Picture Books

20 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2004

About the author

Alan Durant is the author of books for a wide age-range, from picture books such as Burger Boy to top-end teenage thrillers (Blood, Flesh and Bones). Having worked as a copywriter at Walker Books, he is now a full-time author.

He's married, with three children and lives just outside London. He does a lot of school visits throughout the UK and abroad and also runs writing workshops.

Reviews

[Ana Jackson]

A gentle read, colourful pictures and a repetative structure makes it easy for children to interact with the book.

[Chloe Richardson]

My love for this book grows each time I read it. I love the story and the thoughtful nature of the children. I love the repetition and the rhyming. I also adore the illustrations, they are truly beautiful and well thought out! This would be great for an EYFS classroom and could prompt some beautiful art displays!

[Nojood Alsudairi]

The little holes in the pages make all the difference.

[Jack Kirby and the X-man]

I thought the text was mediocre at best. The plot was pretty unoriginal, but was workable.

The savour of this book was the clever paper engineering / illustrations - where the holes align perfectly with the illustrations both before and after the page is turned. While sometimes brilliantly done, there are too many occasions where the illustrations just look strange - only to be found it is because it makes the hole look good once the page is turned.

[Kathryn]

Bright, engaging pictures. Simple text. The cover alone was enough to get my toddler hooked.

[Dustie]

pb33: Super cute, and a great way to get the reader involved with trying to find the tiger. Really cute ending!!