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The Tiger Who Would Not Stay
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- Category
- Illustrated fantasy adventure
- Setting
- Sainahm, the Land of the Returning Rivers
- Edition
- Colour illustrated digital edition
Inside the book
Arun has always cared about animals. But when he finds an injured tigress in the forest, caring becomes more complicated.
Rain needs help. Suda’s family needs to keep its goats safe. And a wealthy collector offers a beautiful garden with walls the tigers would never leave.
Then one of Rain’s cubs goes missing. With Kanya, Suda and trusted grown-ups beside him, Arun must learn what his unusual gift can tell him and what he still needs to find out.
A warm adventure about courage, compassion and loving wild things enough to let them go.
Colour illustrations open every chapter, and a page of ideas for family conversations follows the story. Your digital purchase includes the 6 × 9-inch reading PDF with its front cover and no contents page, plus an EPUB with adjustable text.
For yourself or your book club
Questions to take into the conversation
- Arun wants to protect Rain, while Suda worries about her family's goats. What does he learn by listening to her? How could both the family and the tigers be helped?
- Arun feels fear near the boat but misunderstands its cause. When has a feeling made you wonder about something? What could you check before deciding what happened?
- Viroj says he wants to help the tigers. Which of his choices show what he really wants? How is caring for a living thing different from owning it?
- Arun helps Rain by keeping his distance and leaving a door closed. Can you think of another time when giving someone space might be kind?
- Arun feels both glad and sad when Rain leaves. Have you ever had two different feelings at once? What helped you talk about them?
- Rain never turns back to thank Arun. Does that change the value of his help? When have you done something kind without being noticed?
- Many people help the cubs, the farmers and the forest. What small, practical thing could our family do to care for people or living things nearby?
Discuss these after reading; answers may reveal parts of the story.
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