It’s the Year of the Tiger, hear me roar! I think we all know how awesome tigers are, but do you know who really loves tigers? Kids! And I’ve known more than one youngster (myself included) who wanted to be a fierce tiger—ROWR!
To help celebrate this amazing big cat, I want wannabe tiger cubs to have a tiger-filled reading list. Picture books are the main focus—“Go Get’em Tiger!” “Tiger Tiger,” “The Tiptoeing Tiger,” and “When a Tiger Comes to Dinner”—but I’ve also included two children’s nonfiction titles that will inform little ones about real tigers and tiger behavior.
I think we can all agree that reading about tigers is Grrreat!
- “Go Get’em Tiger!” written by Sabrina Moyle, illustrated by Eunice Moyle
- “Mission Tiger Rescue: All About Tigers and How to Save Them” by Kitson Jazynka
- “Tiger Tiger” written and illustrated by Jonathan Lambert
- “Tigers and Their Cubs: A 4D Book” by Margaret Hall
- “The Tiptoeing Tiger” written and illustrated by Philippa Leathers
- “When a Tiger Comes to Dinner” written and illustrated by Jessica Olien
New at the Library
Fiction
- “A Flicker in the Dark” by Stacy Willingham
- “A Game of Fear” by Charles Todd
- “The Goodbye Coast: A Philip Marlowe Novel” by Joe Ide
Nonfiction
- “Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom” by Carl Bernstein
- “Money Magic: An Economist’s Secrets to More Money, Less Risk, and a Better Life” by Laurence J. Kotlikoff
- “Nom Nom Paleo: Let’s Go!” by Michelle Tam
Children
- “Amelia Bedelia Hops to It” by Herman Parish
- “Bling!: 100 Fun Facts About Rocks and Gems”by Emma Carlson Berne
- “Love is for Roaring” written by Mike Kerr, illustrated by Renata Liwska
This is just a small sampling of the many new titles added each week to the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District collection. Find more in our catalog, or call (360) 906-5000 to reserve titles or find additional listings.
Jan Johnston, Collection Manager
Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries
You can email Jan at readingforfun@fvrl.org
A version of this "Check It Out" column was published in The Columbian newspaper on February 13, 2021.
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