Tiger and Mouse: The Gift of Helping Others is was written by Theodore Allen Lightfoot and illustrated by Elizabeth and Phillip Armstrong. I automatically fell in love with this children's book because of the lesson it can teach its reader. This book is about a young mouse that has to help his mother by finding food for his family and receives a helping hand from his friend, Tiger. This book would be classified in the fantasy genre because its literature and characters are based on events that could not happen in real life. For example, the tiger and the mouse talking to each other.
This book teaches its readers to help one another and not expect something in return. A motivational activity that was suggested in the book that I think is a great idea is to have my class bring in canned goods to donate to a local food bank. This will teach my students the joy of doing a good deed. Another activity I could do is have my class come up with a list of helpful things that they can do to help someone in need. After reading this book with my class I have them answer questions like:
1. What is one helpful thing you can do at home?
2. Do you think Tiger was helping Mouse to get something in return?
One of my favorite parts in the book was when the Mouse family stepped outside to see all the food Tiger had brought them. They were so excited and were ready to dive in; however, Mother Mouse made sure to remind them to give thanks before they ate.
Theodore Lightfoot gains most of his inspiration to write from his two children. He has created other books that have Mouse and Tiger as the main characters. A few similar books to Tiger and Mouse are :
The Bee Bully by: Angela Muse
The Fox and the Grapes by: Roberto Piumini
Monkey and Croc by: Will Terry
References
Galda, C. &. (2011). Literature and the Child Seventh Edition . Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing .
Lightfoot, T.A. (2011). Tiger and Mouse The Gift of Helping Others. Lightfoot Books
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