SCREEN TIME

THERE’S A TIGER ON THE TRAIN (Mariesa Dulak, Rebecca Cobb)

You'll never guess what happened
On our trip down to the sea . . .
A tiger in a top hat
Came and sat right next to me!

There’s a Tiger on The Train (Faber, 2024) features a boy and his dad aboard a train to the seaside. But Dad is stuck to his phone and misses a whole menagerie of noisy, colourful, playful passengers! It’s an extraordinary journey with a family of hippos, a band of crocs, a mum with piglets in tow, pugs and more.

This energetic, vibrant story is bursting with fun characters, with a dynamic rhythm to match. The journey ends with a satisfying but surprising twist, in which the tiger helps Dad to pay attention to what is right in front of his nose. A delightful rhyming tale with a subtle nod to phubbing - choosing a device over a loved one