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Two homesick Indian boys and their new Scottish friend join a magical tiger on a journey across continents. 
Lal and his brother Dilip miss home. They don’t like drizzle, midges, or the tiger skin rug in their creepy new house. All they want is to leave Scotland and go back to India. But that’s before they make friends with Jenny, the girl next door—and before the tiger skin rug comes back to life. 
The tiger tells them it will take them home in return for their help, but it must first fulfill an old promise. 
An adventure story in which the young protagonists learn not only the true significance of the tiger skin rug’s final message but also come to understand the real meaning of home. 
“Elegant and enchanting. This grand, sweeping adventure takes the reader far and wide but, ultimately, is all about finding home.”—Anna Humphrey (author of Quack and the Mega Bat series)\nFrom School Library Journal\nGr 3-7-After brothers Lal and Dilip Patel move from India to Scotland with their parents and Naniji, they quickly begin to miss home desperately. Everything in Scotland is strange-especially the tiger skin rug in their new drawing room that seems almost to move when the light hits it just right. So when Dilip discovers the tiger can move, the two jump at the chance to help him keep a long-kept promise and hopefully find their own way home again. Readers are sure to devour this magical, mysterious adventure of a debut, equal parts gentle and exhilarating. Lal and Dilip's longing for the familiarity of home resonates, as do the lessons they learn along the way. VERDICT A natural recommendation for fans of emotionally resonant adventure books, and authors such as Kate DiCamillo, Sara Pennypacker, and Katherine Applegate.-Kaitlin Frick, Darien Lib., CTα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Tiger Skin Rug: A Magical Journey

Children's Books

Haig, Joan

Animals

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An old promise. A mysterious tiger. A magical adventure. Fly into the night with this enchanting tale of friendship, family, and what it means to find home.Lal and his brother Dilip miss home. They don’t like drizzle, midges, or the tiger skin rug in theircreepy new house. All they want is to leave Scotland and go back to India. But that’s before theymake friends with Jenny, and before the tiger comes back to life. The tiger tells them it will take them home in return for their help: it cannot rest until it fulfils an old promise. Can Lal, Dilip and Jenny help it on its quest? Who is trying to stop them? And will they get back home?"The Tiger Skin Rug is such a charming story, full of magic, hope and friendship. It will fly (like a tiger) off the shelves." Melvin Burgess"A vivid and warm-hearted tale that draws the reader in to a world where the familiar meets the magical. From a Scottish village to an Indian mountain, from the back streets of London to the palaces and sewers of Mumbai, Joan Haig explores the power of legends and stories, families and forgiveness. A new voice you will want to hear more of!" Joan Lennon

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