by Joan Phillips (Author), Norman Gorbaty (Illustrator)
Tiger, a scaredy cat who is even afraid of the mice in his house, conquers his fear in order to help Baby Mouse.
Front Jacket
Illus. in full color. Scared of dogs, vacuum cleaners, and even mice, a faint-hearted feline has a chance to prove himself a hero when a baby mouse gets lost from its parents.
Author Biography
Joan Phillips is an author and an editor of children's books. She is a main contributor on The Experience of Return Migration: Caribbean Perspectives and Tiger Is a Scaredy Cat (Step Into Reading sereis).
Norman Gorbaty was a leader in graphic design in a career spanning over fifty years, most notably as the art director for the legendary advertising agency Benton & Bowles, where he designed iconic ads for Crest, Post cereals, and the IBM Selectric typewriter and groundbreaking covers for Time magazine. After he trained at Yale, Gorbaty's early career as a fine artist saw his work in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Gorbaty continues to be an internationally recognized painter and sculptor and is the illustrator of numerous books for children, including Sleepy Dog.
Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.16 x 9 x 6.02 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: April 01, 1996
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Tiger Is a Scaredy Cat
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 0.9
Point Value: 0.5