Don't Tickle the Tiger!

Don't Tickle ...

by Sam Taplin, Ana Martín Larrañaga (Illustrator), Anthony Marks (Contributor)

You mustn't tickle the tiger or you might make it roar... but that touchy-feely patch is ever so tempting! Babies and toddlers will love pressing the touchy-feely patches to hear the animal sounds in this hilarious and charming book.

Genres: Childrens

10 pages, Hardcover

Published July 8, 2021

About the author

Sam Taplin grew up in a beautiful valley in Yorkshire, where he dreamed of being a writer, and after three years reading other people's books at university he started writing his own. He's been doing it ever since. When he's not writing about lonely rabbits or inquisitive bears, he likes doing card tricks, writing songs and playing long games of chess by the fire.

Reviews

[Alp Berry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lost one star for the title being misleading. My recommendation is that one DOES, in fact, tickle the tiger.

[Molly · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Don't tickle the tiger!" I read aloud. Then, somewhat confusingly, I spend the next five minutes enthusiastically encouraging my baby to do just that. This book could create a real crisis of conscience for an obedient child. Luckily, mine absolutely loves doing what he's told not to. Marvellous!

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Using reverse psychology, each spread prompts readers to tickle different animals so they make their noises. Only about half made noises in our copy borrowed from the library. It really is only a tickle versus a hard push to make the sounds work.

[CLesp · Rating 4 out of 5]

The only critique is that there are only four animal sounds: tiger, toucan, gorilla and frog. My little one loves to press the buttons herself, she gives a little hip dance on the last page when all of the animals break into a choir.