The best books about tigers

Max lives a life of luxury in Paris Zoo. But Max isn't like the other tigers -- he's a tiger with a dream!

Max longs to pirouette and plié, to leap and spin. He wants to be a dazzling dancer, shining on the stage! But will this tiger in a tutu get his moment in the spotlight? And will he ever find a friend to dance by his side? Set in Paris, with a dancing tiger as the star, Tiger in a Tutu is an uplifting tale of following your dreams and pursuing your talent, no matter what.

Going potty is an evolving journey for children—and it all starts with some wiggles while they’re still in diapers. My board book, The Poopy Pants Dance, is a cheeky read for both parents and their kiddos. It’s about how babies and toddlers often have funny dance-like moves when their diapers are extra dirty. From the hustle to the cha-cha, each scenario features a new dancing baby that will make you and your kiddo giggle. 

The Poopy Pants Dance has both rhyming and repetition, which have been proven to help children develop early literacy skills and make important brain connections. Fair warning, though: Numerous parents have told me their children love parroting “poopy pants dance,” particularly in public.

A funny, relatable tale about friendship, first crushes, and...anaphylactic shock? When Nina's BFF ditches her on the first day of 7th grade, Nina is banished to the peanut-free table where she forms a band with the other allergic kids called The EpiPens. A rollicking debut from journalist Andrea Pyros, whose spot-on tween voice rings with authenticity.

Max lives a life of luxury in Paris Zoo. But Max isn't like the other tigers -- he's a tiger with a dream!

Max longs to pirouette and plié, to leap and spin. He wants to be a dazzling dancer, shining on the stage! But will this tiger in a tutu get his moment in the spotlight? And will he ever find a friend to dance by his side? Set in Paris, with a dancing tiger as the star, Tiger in a Tutu is an uplifting tale of following your dreams and pursuing your talent, no matter what.

LAPD cop Michael Gideon and his K-9 partner Sirius became reluctant celebrities after capturing a notorious serial killer in the midst of an inferno, an encounter that leaves both man and dog with burns. Though Gideon escaped the fire, he's forced to revisit those flames in the form of his dreams. Fearful that knowledge of his PTSD will get him bounced from the force, Gideon keeps his condition secret from everyone save his faithful German shepherd, who's there to comfort him at night.

Gideon and Sirius are chosen to head up LAPD’s newly formed Special Cases Unit, and given charge over unusual, and out of the ordinary cases. It is a challenge for Gideon, especially with his PTSD. His burns may have healed, but the fire haunts him still.

After planting a seed packet in the backyard, things don’t go as expected for best friends Anna and Tess. They fall asleep in the sun and wake up to blooms as tall as buildings! Did the seeds really grow that fast?

All is explained when Anna and Tess meet May, a little garden gnome whose magic is responsible for the transformation. The girls are May’s size now, and they follow her through the flower garden and into May’s underground gnome home—discovering new things about their world and themselves along the way. This immersive graphic novel from author-illustrator Renée Kurilla is perfect for emerging readers. It explores growing and changing friendships and offers details to discover on every page and with every read.

Holly-Mei Jones couldn’t be more excited about moving to Hong Kong for her mother’s new job. Her new school is right on the beach and her family’s apartment is beyond beautiful. Everything is going to be perfect... right?

Maybe not. It feels like everywhere she turns, there are new rules to follow and expectations to meet. On top of that, the most popular girl in her grade is quickly becoming a frenemy. And without the guidance of her loving Taiwanese grandmother, Ah-ma, who stayed behind in Toronto, Holly-Mei just can’t seem to get it right. It will take all of Holly-Mei’s determination and sparkle (and maybe even a tiny bit of stubbornness) to get through seventh grade and turn her life in Hong Kong into the ultimate adventure!

Jaguar's Claw is the story of a former environmental diplomat who plunges into the hottest environmental challenge on the planet – the threat of forest fire in the Amazon rainforest. Taz Blackwell isn’t looking for trouble – he’s more interested in pursuing a budding relationship with a saucy wildlife scientist who’s hiding a dangerous secret. Then an old friend from his diplomatic days recruits him to help Brazil build its first-ever wildland fire response system. The mysteries Taz encounters in the forest will test him in ways beyond his wildest imaginings and change his life forever. And the enemy he makes will return to haunt him and try the strength of his new but rocky romance.

Education has become more and more soulless. With their emphasis on regurgitated knowledge and stressful examinations, today’s schools often do more harm than good. Of course, knowledge is useful – but what knowledge do young people actually need? And are there other things than knowledge – forms of expertise and even aspects of character – that schools should be paying attention to? In this book, I argue that cultivating characteristics such as perseverance, skepticism, and imagination is as important as reading, writing, math, and a bit of history – and that the two sets of aims actually support each other rather than conflict.

After the latest mortifying incident Rose Coffin had to endure, she escapes to the woods where she's captured by a group of otherworldly creatures. They take her to Eppersett - a magical place where cemeteries are full of dead dreams, moving castles roll along on tracks, and most shocking of all . . . people seem to love Rose. They tell her that she's “the one who's going to save them." An evil force called the Abomination is on the loose, and there's only one thing powerful enough to stop it - her voice.

There's just one catch. Rose hasn't been brought to Eppersett to fight the Abomination. She's going to be sacrificed to it. She's the chosen one all right . . . the one who's been chosen to die.