The Secret Life of a Tiger

The Secret Life of a Tiger by Przemystaw Wechterowicz. Illustrated by Emilia Dziubak. Published by Words and Pictures.

A vibrant and immersive picture-book about a fun loving tiger. With colourful and uplifting illustrations.

Learn all about Tiger's secret hobbies and interests in this funny and cheerful picture book. All the other animals in the jungle think Tiger is wild and dangerous, but Tiger shows us that there is more to him than meets the eye. Tiger likes dancing with the tapirs and building magnificent ant hills.

The illustrations by Emilia Dziubak are bright and witty, with lots of details hidden within the pages. The pacing of this book is fast-paced and exciting, as we discover Tigers interests. Each page is full of energy and colour and children would enjoy spotting all the little details throughout the book.


One of our favourite pages is where Tiger is giving all the orang-utans a fabulous new hairstyle. Tiger sneaks up on the orang-utans while they are relaxing and treats them all to a magnificent hairstyle. The characters are full of personality and humour. Beautiful textures on the animals fur and in the background, each page is carefully considered and full of detail.

The Tiger's personality is up-beat and bubbly and children will love his friendly and cheerful manner.

The pages are full of plants and jungle life. Children can spot little jungle animals hiding within the undergrowth. The double pages are packed full of colour and life and really draw you into the story.

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