Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Brown, Peter

A New York Times bestseller!
A Boston-Globe Horn Book Award Winner!

★"With its skewed humor and untamed spirit this joyous exploration of quasi-reverse anthropomorphism will delight listeners again and again."―Booklist, starred review

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wild Robot comes a whimsical story about a proper Mr. Tiger who learns how to relax

Are you bored with being so proper?
Do you want to have more fun?
Mr. Tiger knows exactly how you feel. So he decides to go wild.
But does he go too far?
From Caldecott Honor artist Peter Brown comes a story that shows there's a time and place for everything...even going wild.

More picture books by Peter Brown:
Children Make Terrible Pets
You Will Be My Friend!
The Curious Garden
Fred Gets Dressed
My Teacher Is a Monster (No, I Am Not!)
The Flight of the Dodo
Chowder
The Fabulous Bouncing Chowder

Author: Peter Brown
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/03/2013
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 10.00h x 10.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780316200639
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 1.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 163393 / Mr. Tiger Goes Wild

Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Cybils - Winner
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Recommended
Award: Golden Kite - Winner
Award: E.B. White Read Aloud Award - Honor Book
Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Winner
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Star of the North Picture Book Award - Nominee
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee
Award: Red Clover Award - Nominee
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award - Winner
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Colorado Children's Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Kirkus Bea Big Book Guide 05/15/2013 pg. 41
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2013
Publishers Weekly 07/15/2013
School Library Journal 08/01/2013 pg. 66
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2013 pg. 78
Booklist 09/01/2013 pg. 104
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2013 pg. 77
New York Times Book Review 11/10/2013 pg. 34
PW Best Children's Books 11/11/2013 pg. 22
Kirkus Best Picture Books 11/15/2013 pg. 46
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2013 pg. 31
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2014 pg. 16
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

About the Author
Peter Brown is the author and illustrator of many bestselling children's books, including Children Make Terrible Pets, A Creepy Pair of Underwear, The Curious Garden, and The Wild Robot. He is the recipient of a Caldecott Honor for Creepy Carrots!, two E.B. White Read Aloud Awards, a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book award, and a Children's Choice Award for Illustrator of the Year. Peter's website is www.peterbrownstudio.com.