My tiger didn’t like sitting in the waiting room, climbing onto the dentist chair, or being told by the dentist what to eat. Especially when she said no more cake!
What’s a tiger supposed to eat?
A bossy adult is made to look silly and a charming tiger wins the reader’s heart in this subversively funny story about a love of cake and the pull of natural tiger instincts.
Joy Cowley is one of New Zealand's best-loved writers for children, with an international reputation. Her many awards and honors include an Arts Foundation Icon Award, the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement and shortlisting for the Hans Christian Andersen Award.
David Barrow is a graduate of the Cambridge School of Art where he completed a Masters in Children's Book Illustration and received the top prize, the Sebastian Walker award for most promising children's illustrator. He lives in England with his wife and son.