I am a Tiger

Selected for the Picture Book Award 2020 shortlist, this comes from rising star Karl Newson with vibrant artwork from award-winning illustrator Ross Collins and is a witty and clever story about a little mouse with very big ideas – who believes she is a tiger!

She manages to convince a raccoon, a fox, a snake and a bird that she is a tiger, and that they are not what they think they are! But when a real tiger turns up, can the persuasive little rodent manage to persuade the tiger that he is a mouse?

This hilarious and original story about a small, bold and cheeky mouse with very big ideas and no shortage of confidence will amuse and entertain everyone, from young children to adults, from the smallest mouse to the biggest tiger.

Published by MacMillan Children’s Books

About the author:

Karl Newson is a talented new name in children’s books who lives in London. He writing stories on a variety of topics, from quiet bedtime reads, to wild, imaginative, wondrous tales. The sometimes writer of short poems, Karl loves to gaze at the stars and wonder why… and always gets his best ideas just before bed.

About the illustrator:

Ross Collins studied illustration at the Glasgow School of Art, graduating in 1994 and in the same year he won the Macmillan Children’s Book Prize for the The Sea Hole. Since then he has gone on to illustrate over 100 books and has written several too. When Ross is not creating children’s books he enjoys working on character development for animation studios such as Laika and Disney. He lives with his partner Jacqui, his young son, and his dog Hugo, in Scotland.

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