My Tiger
by Joy Cowley & David Barrow (illustrator)
AUCK ON ITS WAY
WGTN IN STOCK
32
3 Mar 2026
Hardback
Gecko Press
9798765683200
My tiger loved cake, and I went with him to the cake shop. Then he got a bad tooth, so I went with him to the dentist.
My tiger didn't like sitting in the waiting room, climbing onto the dentist chair, or being told by the dentist what to eat. Especially when she said no more cake!
What's a tiger supposed to eat?
A bossy adult is made to look silly and a charming tiger wins the reader's heart in this subversively funny story about a love of cake and the pull of natural tiger instincts.
What does one do with a tiger who has had a little too much cake than is good for them. Take him to the dentist of course! The My Tiger story may have been around since the 1980s but like good wine has aged well over time in different illustrators’ hands. David Barrow brings a deft touch of subversiveness to this funny tale with a rather abrupt twist. And so perfectly animated in the final full spread illustration of Tiger’s reaction to being told NOT to eat more cake? Be Warned! This is one of those winning picture book combinations of just the right amount of words from our Joy and such a distinctive, expressive visual telling from Mr Barrow.
Roger, Little Unity
