Fox the Tiger (I Can Read! My First: Shared Reading)

by Corey R Tabor (Author) Corey R Tabor (Illustrator)

Fox the Tiger (I Can Read! My First: Shared Reading)

Winner of the 2019 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Fun-loving, mischievous Fox wishes he were a tiger. Tigers are big and fast and sneaky. So he decides to become one! Soon Turtle and Rabbit are joining in the fun. But will Fox want to be a tiger forever? In Fox the Tiger, this winning trickster character and his animal friends learn that the best thing to be is yourself.

Fox the Tiger is a My First I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for shared reading with a child. Other Fox books include: Fox Is Late, Fox and the Jumping Contest, and Fox and the Bike Ride.

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School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 1--Fox yearns to be a tiger. "Tigers are big. Tigers are fast...Tigers are the best." Fox and his friends, Turtle and Rabbit, spend the day pretending until a rainstorm washes away their disguises. Tabor uses pencil, watercolor, and crayon in a bright, but earthy palette. Most pages have a single illustration which provides context for one or two sentences. After Fox paints himself to look like a tiger, he admires his new stripes in a full-length mirror, can of paint nearby: "There. Now I am a tiger," says Tiger." The three friends have simple, but expressive cartoon features that add emotion to the story. Limited background details, creamy white pages, and an uncomplicated font are a perfect combination for an emerging reader. A humorous ending provides a positive message of self-acceptance that would have more power if Fox's epiphany came from within, rather than from the affirmation of others. VERDICT This is Fox's first appearance in an easy reader and it will surely be popular with children who enjoyed him in picture book format.--Lisa Taylor, Florida State College, Jacksonville

Copyright 2018 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Review quotes

PRAISE FOR FOX AND THE JUMPING CONTEST: "The text is drily witty, and the comical illustrations, rendered in pencils, watercolors, and ink and assembled digitally, are energetic and appealing. Kids may want to have jumping contests of their own after reading this-just omit jetpacks."—Kirkus Reviews
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780062398697
Lexile Measure
240
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Publication date
August 14, 2018
Series
I Can Read! My First: Shared Reading
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
JUV043000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
JUV002110 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Foxes
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Animals
Tiger
Foxes
Readers
Readers (Publications)
Impersonation
Readers (Elementary)
Geisel Medal (Dr. Seuss)
Winner 2019 - 2019

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