Mr. Tiger, Betsy, and the Blue Moon (Mr. Tiger #1)

by Sally Gardner (Author) Nick Maland (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: Mr. Tiger

Award-winning author Sally Gardner delivers a whimsical tale about the daughter of a mermaid and an ice cream maker, a mysterious talking tiger, and a challenge as big as the moon.

From a magical world of well-dressed animals, talking toads, and bossy princesses comes a timeless story about Mr. Tiger and his troupe of acrobats, and Betsy K. Glory, the daughter of a mermaid and an ice cream maker. Together they must figure out how to turn the moon blue, appease a grumpy giant, and make the best-tasting and rarest ice cream in the world--Gongalong Berry Ice Cream.

Told with beautiful one-color illustrations throughout, this modern fairy tale teaches us that happiness is sometimes big enough to solve even the toughest problems.

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Kirkus

Should please Anglophiles fond of cozy, English cultural references and nonstop whimsy. 

ALA/Booklist

Starred Review
It’s a marvelously inventive fairy tale full of heart and humor, and readers will be utterly enchanted by Betsy and her dreamy, ice cream–centric world.

School Library Journal

Gr 3-5--With a mother who is a mermaid and a father who makes and sells ice cream for a living, Betsy lives a life of wishes, magic, and adventure. When Mr. Tiger comes to town with his troupe of tiny acrobats, he enlists the help of Betsy and her parents with a particularly adventurous mission: to turn the moon blue in order to harvest the Gongalong berries that make wishes come true for anyone who eats them. Descriptive phrasing, fun word choices, giants, toads, and ice cream make this story an entertaining read. This title is printed in blue Dyslexie typeface (a printed alphabet design with heavier bottoms, slightly different shapes, and longer sticks, according to dyslexiefont.com) to improve readability for those with dyslexia. With detailed crosshatching, Maland's cheerful and copious illustrations offer an enchanting complement to the story. VERDICT This novel and its beautiful illustrations have many fairy-tale elements woven together in a fresh way, creating a story that is at once familiar and unique.--Lindsay Persohn, University of South Florida, Tampa

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Sally Gardner
Sally Gardner is the Printz Honor author of Maggot Moon, as well as a Costa and Carnegie-winning author. Her books have been sold in many languages throughout the world.

Nick Maland is an award-winning artist, who has illustrated numerous picture books.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780593095836
Lexile Measure
740
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Publication date
September 07, 2021
Series
Mr. Tiger
BISAC categories
JUV037000 - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
JUV002150 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Lions, Tigers, Leopards, etc.
JUV012030 - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | General
JUV066000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mermaids
Library of Congress categories
Moon
Circus
Christmas stories
Tiger
Wishes
Christmas
Berries
Ice cream, ices, etc

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