Auntie Tiger [Hardcover]

Laurence Yep (Author), Insu Lee (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

Rumble, rumble.

Auntie Tiger's tummy is growling, and she is on the prowl for something very, very tasty.

Big Sister looks delicious.

Little Sister looks yummy, too.

But Auntie Tiger will have to be very tricky, because even though the sisters quarrel, they will do anything to protect each other.

Award-winning author Laurence Yep's deft adaptation of a Chinese tiger version of "Little Red Riding Hood" has been illustrated in vibrant colors that pop off the page by newcomer Insu Lee. Auntie Tiger is sure to make you laugh—and make you hungry!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3—In this retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood" set in China, two squabbling sisters are left alone while their mother goes shopping. A tiger in disguise pretends to be their Auntie; Big Sister is suspicious of his deep voice and his orange and black hands, but Little Sister lets him in. He offers a treat to the one who will fan him, so Little Sister pushes her sibling out of the room to get it for herself. The tiger eats her, but the older girl is able to trick him and save her sister. The children's rivalry is set aside as they tell their mother of their adventure. Bright, energetic illustrations done in jewel tones bring this story to life. The cunning tiger with his large head, bulging eyes, and small pointy teeth is scarcely contained in three of the spreads. Pair this story with Ed Young's Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China (Philomel, 1989), with its dark, menacing images, for an interesting storytime. This retelling will resonate with youngsters.—Mary Jean Smith, Southside Elementary School, Lebanon, TN
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About the Author

Laurence Yep is the acclaimed author of more than sixty books for young people and a winner of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. His illustrious list of novels includes the Newbery Honor Books Dragonwings and Dragon's Gate; The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, a Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee; and The Dragon's Child: A Story of Angel Island, which he cowrote with his niece, Dr. Kathleen S. Yep, and was named a New York Public Library's "One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing" and a Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book.

Mr. Yep grew up in San Francisco, where he was born. He attended Marquette University, graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and received his PhD from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He lives in Pacific Grove, California, with his wife, the writer Joanne Ryder.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (December 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060295511
• ISBN-13: 978-0060295516
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 9.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,500,180 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Laurence Yep has been fascinated with tales of sibling rivalry from the day he was born. His older brother, Tom, chose his name Laurence - after a saint who died a particularly gruesome death. Laurence has been trying to get even ever since. Laurence Yep now lives in Pacific Grove, California, with his wife and is one of children's literature's most respected authors. His award-winning titles include Newbery Honor Books Dragonwings and Dragon's Gate.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My 4 yr old and I love this book, August 11, 2009

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K. Street - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Auntie Tiger (Hardcover)

we recently checked this out from the library, and I am just on Amazon looking for more titles from the same author. I have to say that we love this book at my house - but we are really used to these themes -
think Little Red Riding Hood (swallows grandma and red riding hood whole and then gets belly cut open to release them, unharmed) - because that is exactly what this book is like, except with 2 sisters who learn a really great lesson, and are the heroines of the story - strong and brave. We are really into the old fairy tales at my house. I don't like the watered down versions of these. It is my experience that kids really feel comforted by these cut and dry tales where good triumphs over evil (the death of the tiger)...but we also know what drowning is, so that wasn't a question I was forced to answer.
This book is probably only for parents and kids who are used to traditional fairy tales. If you are, this is a wonderful book, and I highly recommend it.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Please spare your child from this story., July 18, 2009

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J. Smith "Sweet Opal" (MI, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Auntie Tiger (Hardcover)

This is a horrible plot for young children. This tiger ends up eating one of the sisters and then when the other sister runs up a tree, the tiger asks her to drown the baby birds and give them to her for food. The sister then pours water down onto the tiger and into her mouth and drowns the tiger ("Mommy, what does drown mean?" is the question I had to answer, among many others.) She then cuts the belly of the tiger open to reveal her sister alive and dripping with goo. I can't imagine why anyone would think this is appropriate for children.