Don't Wake Up the Tiger - by Britta Teckentrup

About the Book

Tiger is fast asleep, but oh dear! She's lying completely in the way. Just how will the animals get past without waking her up? Luckily, Frog has an excellent idea and, holding his balloon, he floats right over sleeping Tiger! Fox is next, followed by Tortoise, Mouse and Stork, but it will be tricky for them all to get past without Tiger noticing! It's a good job that the reader is there to help keep Tiger asleep, isn't it? But where exactly are they going with all those big shiny balloons? Do you think it might be someone's birthday? Can you guess who?

Book Synopsis

Tiger is fast asleep. But--oh dear!--she's completely blocking the way. Just how will the animals get past without waking her up? Luckily, Frog has an excellent idea. Holding his balloon, he floats right over sleeping Tiger! Fox is next, followed by Tortoise, Mouse, and Stork, but it will be tricky for them all to get past without Tiger noticing. It's good that the reader is there to help keep Tiger asleep. But where exactly are the animals going with all those big shiny balloons?

About the Author

Britta Teckentrup's strikingly beautiful picture books have been published in more than twenty countries, and her work has been short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Her books include Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright!; Fish Everywhere; Where's the Baby?; One Is Not a Pair; and The House by the Lake. Born in Hamburg, she now lives with her family in Berlin, Germany.