The Tiger-skin Rug by Gerald Rose
$18.00
An elderly tiger discovers a tempting way to escape hunger: pretend to be a tiger-skin rug in a rajah's home. The plan brings comfort and unexpected complications in Gerald Rose's playful illustrated story about finding a place to belong.
Author: Gerald Rose
Publisher: Puffin Books
Publication year: 1981
Edition: Picture Puffins edition, 1981; first published by Faber & Faber in 1979.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 32
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0140503234
ISBN-13: 9780140503234
Condition: Used paperback with rubbing and creasing to the cover, worn corners, age toning and scattered foxing. Small handwritten initials on the front cover; creasing to the lower page edge.
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, Books > Children-babies > Picture-books > Other, CHILDREN & BABIES, PICTURE BOOKS, VINTAGE CHILDRENS BOOKS
Type: CHILDREN & BABIES
Category: ANIMAL STORIES, BOOKS, Books > Children-babies > Picture-books> Other, CAB001, CHILDREN & BABIES, GERALD ROSE, PICTURE BOOKS, PUFFIN BOOKS, TIGERS, VINTAGE CHILDRENS BOOKS
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