SuitabookDon’t Think of Tigers
Alex Latimer
- Reading
- Read it aloud with room for children to respond before turning pages. Leave time for the final note and offer a no-pressure drawing invitation, making clear that experimentation matters more than polish.
- Themes
- Imagination and participation: The narrator tells readers not to think of tigers, then uses that instruction to prompt imagined tigers and comic visual answers. The book presents this favourably.
- Learning through imperfect attempts: A closing author’s note describes being discouraged by an older child’s reaction to a poor self-portrait, then encourages making bad pictures while learning. The book clearly endorses persistence and treats imperfect creative work as part of improvement.
- Worth knowing
- The author’s note recounts an older child discouraging his artwork and calls attention to the value of making unsuccessful pictures while learning. Children sensitive about their own work may want reassurance.