The Tiger Skin Rug Story

The tiger skin rug gerald rose illustrator.

The tiger skin rug story.

The tiger skin rug press reviews gerald rose at his brilliant best. 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. Michael foreman this is a flawless example of how pictures tell one story and words tell it differently julia eccleshare this is no ordinary picture book but a terrific read aloud book with deft comic touches and intensely funny illustrations. 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.

30 reader s reviews the tiger skin rug written by gerald rose illustrated by kate greenaway r e printed after 30 years after it was first published the tiger skin rug tells the classic tale of an intrepid tiger who longs to swap his hard jungle life for the. A delightful story about an old thin tiger who can t catch food any more. In the process he saves the life of the maharaja and becomes a much loved member of the family. Welcome back tiger michael foreman this is a flawless example of how pictures tell one story and words tell it differently julia eccleshare the resplendent framed illustrations of a tiger masquerading as a rug who makes is home in the rajah s palace are second to none the telegraph an absolute joy.

In the process he saves the life of the maharaja and becomes a much loved member of the family. Then he sees the rajah s servant beating the carpets one of which is a tiger skin rug and he has a brainwave.