Set in Central India, this book is a series of short fables that anthropomorphize animals to teach moral lessons. Kipling’s fables, which also include tales about a brave mongoose named Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and a young elephant trainer named Toomai, are still widely read today. Typical of a classic, this book (especially Mowgli’s exploits) has been recounted in movies, TV shows, and plays (including two Disney films).

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When Grandma says she’s seen a tiger in the garden, Nora doesn’t believe her. She’s too old to play Grandma’s silly games! Everyone knows that tigers live in jungles, not gardens. So even when Nora sees butterflies with wings as big as her arm, and plants that try and eat her toy giraffe, and a polar bear that likes fishing, she knows there’s absolute, no way there could be a tiger in the garden. . . Could there?

I won't share the outline of the story - other reviewers have done this, but I would recommend letting the book roll the story out for you, the suspense as it is teased out makes it all worthwhile. Vaillant's book is in part true life animal story, part love poem to the dangerous cat in the world. On one level, Vaillant presents the natural history of the tiger. On the next level, Vaillant discusses the history of tiger resuce and Russia's far East. On the last level, Vaillant tells the story of a tiger's search for vengeance.Stewart won the 2017 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for Illustrated Books category, and it’s easy to see why. The illustrations in this book are bold with lots of color and detail. These captivating images, along with easy-to-follow text, make a story that is perfect for young readers and is sure to excite your child’s imagination. Pros and Cons of There is a Tiger in the Garden by Lizzy Stewart Pros The author/illustrator won the 2017 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for Illustrated Books category. Stepping gingerly over the ice and plowing through the drifts, there was in its progress something relentless and mechanical: the clouds of steam chugging, engine like, from its nostrils, translucent whiskers laced with hoarfrost from its own hot breath."