The illustrations beautifully and realistically depict the times, the people in the pictures are true to Jews and others populating the area at that time. However, it is basically a children's book of main events in the life of Jesus culminating in the resurrection. My thoughts: I thought this was going to be a children's book focusing on the week prior to Christ's crucifixion and resurrection. Opinions are mine, alone and are freely given. This new edition preserves the vivid colors of the original book while introducing a new generation of young readers to a skillfully told story-within-a-story with a surprising and satisfying ending.ĭISCLOSURE: I was provided a complimentary copy to facilitate a review. Originally published in 1963 and out of print for many years, this book by award-winning illustrator and author Aliki features fabulous vintage style illustrations. Kids will enjoy waiting breathlessly for every flip of the page as the boy tells his story involving a rhinoceros and a crocodile. What follows is a thrilling tale that will captivate young readers just as thoroughly as it captivated the hungry tiger. 'Run!' says the tiger, 'or I will eat you!' But the boy is too tired to run and in order to avoid being eaten he tells the tiger a story. I had fun reading this book and loved the bright, stark illustrations that are so expressive.Ībout the book: A boy is sitting on a rock in the jungle when a tiger approaches him. Personally, I think the story is really cute and ultimately the wit and human thinking ability of the boy enables him to escape these two ferocious animals.

The boy escapes both the tiger and the rhino. As the boy shares his story, unknown to tiger, the rhino is getting nearer and nearer.

Consider a vulnerable boy and a mighty, dangerous tiger in rather close proximity and conversing.

The boy then recounts his exhausting day escaping calamity in the jungle and the tiger responds with a 'That's Good' or a 'That's Bad.' The boy and tiger meet in the jungle and the tiger tells the boy to run or he will eat him. It features a boy and a tiger and their simple, straightforward conversation. My thoughts: This is a reissue of a cute, vintage children's classic, filled with eye-catching new reproductions of Aliki's iconic illustrations.

The Trouble with Terry by Joan M. Lexau