Clarke, Jane. Tiptoe Tiger. Britta Teckentrup, Illus. Candlewick/Nosy Crow, 11/2022. [24]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool – 2. $17.99. 978-1-5362-2750-5. HIGH ADDITIONAL.
In this interactive picture book, a tiger cub wants to play before bedtime, but is urged several times to “Tiptoe, tiger,” so as not to frighten the animals she is inviting to play. Readers are encouraged to “flutter their arms,” or stretch, count the owls, or whisper the repeated title, making this a great choice for storytime. The deeply saturated colors of the graphic-style illustrations will be visible to a large crowd, and almost glow in the dark, dominated by bright orange, black, red, and green. Fans of Eric Carle’s From Head to Toe (Harper, 1997) will appreciate this.
Penny Peck—San Jose State University iSchool