Tiger in My Soup

by Kashmira Sheth
Illustrated by Jeffrey Ebbeler

Category: Picture Book Themes: Animals, Friendship & Family

An adventurous boy defeats an unlikely foe in this story of reading, imagination, and tigers!

ISBN: 9781561456963
Publication date: 04/01/2013
Page Count: 32
Size: 10-3/8" x 9-3/8"
Age Range: 4-8

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An adventurous boy defeats an unlikely foe in this story of reading, imagination, and tigers!

Sometimes it’s almost impossible to get your big sister to read your favorite book to you. Sometimes you have to go to great lengths even to get her attention! But if you’re really creative and use your imagination, you might just get what you want. Take care, though, not to go too far. Once you conjure up a tiger, there’s no telling where it might lead…

Author Kashmira Sheth brings readers a humorous, reading-centered story of the dynamic between a younger brother and older sister.

Author/Illustrator

Kashmira Sheth

Author

Kashmira Sheth was born in India and came to the United States when she was seventeen to attend Iowa State University, where she received a BS in microbiology. She is the author of several picture books, chapter books, and middle grade and young adult novels. She lives in Virginia.

Jeffrey Ebbeler

Illustrator

Jeffrey Ebbeler, a graduate of Art Academy of Cincinnati, has been creating art for children for almost a decade. His books include Feast of Peas and Tiger in My Soup. He lives in Ohio.

Reviews

★ “In the current run of titles about older siblings feeding younger ones, this one stands out for its inventive imagery.” ―Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW

★ “Ebbeler truly knocks it out of the park, gleefully building on Sheth’s prose with dynamic perspectives, a realistically detailed (and menacing) tiger, abundant visual hyperbole, and unexpected delights on nearly every page.” ―Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW

“Action shots of the narrator defending himself against the menacing cat move the story along, while the girl’s inability to see her brother’s plight adds some comic relief. This is a good story to show how readers can get wrapped up in a book.” ―School Library Journal

Awards

Best Children’s Books of the Year (Starred) ―Bank Street College of Education, 2014

Choose to Read Ohio ―State Library of Ohio and Ohioana Library Association, 2015-2016

Read On Wisconsin! (Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers) ―Cooperative Children’s Book Center, 2014-2015

Kansas State Reading Circle Recommended Reading List (Primary) ―Kansas National Education Association, 2014

Alabama Camellia Awards (Nominee, Grades 2-3) ―Alabama Department of Education, 2014-2015

Georgia Children’s Picture Book Award (Nominee) ―University of Georgia, 2014-2015

Buckeye Children’s Book Award (Grades K-2) ―State Library of Ohio, OCIRA, OCTELA, OELMA, OLC, and Kent University School of Library and Information Science, 2014

Patricia Gallagher Picture Book Award (Nominee) ―Oregon Reading Association, 2020-2021

Core Collections Star Title, A (Children’s Core Collection) ―EBSCO Publishing, 2013

Mockingbird Award (Nominee) ―Abilene Independent School District, 2013-2014

More Details

AR Level: 1.5
F&P: I, Gr 1, Genre F
Lexile: AD230L
Themes: Imagination, Reading, Siblings
BISAC 1: JUV013070 JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings
BISAC 2: JUV002150 JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Lions, Tigers, Leopards, etc.
BISAC 3: JUV050000 JUVENILE FICTION / Cooking & Food