It is the story of an elderly starving tiger who decides to masquerade as a tiger skin rug in order to access the table scraps of the maharaja s family and therefore live a little longer.
Tiger skin rug book.
The pictures are beautiful and show the tiger in all his lack of glory as he lives the life of a rug.
Full of beautiful imagry and wonderful characters you really are with lal dilip jenny and of course the tiger every step of the way.
In the process he saves the life of the maharaja and becomes a much loved member of the family.
Tiger skin rug is a fantastic children s book and i loved every word.
It is the story of an elderly starving tiger who decides to masquerade as a tiger skin rug in order to access the table scraps of the maharaja s family and therefore live a little longer.
Or maybe i should say the floor of luxury as he masquerades as a rug.
This is the most adorable book about a skinny tiger who gets a chance to live in the lap of luxury at a rajah s palace.
In the process he saves the life of the maharaja and becomes a much loved member of the family.
In the throes of starvation the tiger poses as a tiger skin rug in order to eat leftovers in the palace.
Joan haig has constructed a magical story of peril and adventure that is completely captivating and any child of any age never mind the 8 12 year old target range would enjoy it.
It s a sadly difficult book to find these days.