Never Tickle a Tiger

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Sentence Fluency- This is a great book written with a great rhythm of words and sentences that are fun, creative and full of detail! Since its release in 1968, the Tiger Who Came to Tea has been popular with generations of kids. This timeless picture book tells a fun story, and it’s easy to see why it has won the hearts of millions of young readers. Over five million copies have been sold since its initial release. It has been translated into Braille, German, Hebrew, Welsh, Brazilian Portuguese, and Japanese. The author and illustrator, Judith Kerr delights her audience with the story of a tiger that invites himself to tea with a young girl named Sophie. However, the tiger ends up eating and drinking everything in sight! The next day Sophie gets a tin of tiger food for her new friend, but the tiger does not return. The text is placed in energetic positions alongside the images so it seems to follow the tiger and the villagers in the story.

In Phonics this week, the children have been learning the same sound, different spelling of /or/ in words such as: horse, straw, tall, warm, cause, talk. We also introduced polysyllabic words (words with more than one syllable): popcorn, airport, forklife, blowtorch.Zagarenski’s illustrations won the Caldecott Honor in 2013. This book also received the Notable Children’s Books Award from the Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC) in the same year. Pros and Cons of Sleep Like a Tiger by Mary Logue (Author), Pamela Zagarenski (Illustrator) Pros Ideas- This is a great story for kids to relate to that are wiggly in and outside of the classroom. It provides a great space to discuss how all choices impact others and when were forgetting our self-control, it can cause a whole zoo of chaos!

Word Choice- Word choice is huge in the story because it provides the reader a fun & creative explanation of what is going on at the zoo. The pictures in this book support early readers but the word choice will keep the older ones reading! The book’s message reminds readers that things take time and patience, and that everyone is different and we don’t all grow at the same pace. This book is a story about Leo. Leo is just like every other tiger cub, except he is a “late bloomer.” While his friends can do everything with ease, Leo struggles to keep up. Leo’s mother understands, although his father worries about him, and keeps an eye on Leo for the next year. Then suddenly, Leo finally blooms! This book reminds us that everything happens in its own timing. Classroom Integration: This is a great story to read to both younger and older kids about student choices and how they can impact others. This is also a great story to read for the humor and connection that many students would have as they wiggle through their lives. For older students, this is a great book to keep them reading and find meaning in each sentence. Using the pictures as predictors, students of all ages could piece together underlying themes and meanings through out and discuss ideas with peers. This book offer so much potential for learning and enjoyment. Izzy cannot sit still, she is forever jumping around, swinging her legs and fidgeting with her hands. Many times we see her told off using the negative words "Don't do this (…) Don't do that!". We would collect these in pairs and then think about how we could make the phrases a bit more positive, such as "Not right now Izzy!".The illustrations in this book are charming and simple, with lots of color to engage its readers. However, it is a British story so some of the terminology and the rhythm may be unfamiliar to American readers. It also does not end with a traditional “happy ending” that ties up all loose strings (as American children’s books usually do). Pros and Cons of The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr Pros