Customer Reviews
unacceptable stereotypical functionalist nonsense - By: Mrs. Philippa Griffin, 08 Nov 2008 
As a pre-school teacher I urge you never to read this bookin your setting again. It perpetuates the belief that men go to work & women stay at home to shop & cook & childcare. Reading this book to children perpetuates a stereotypical outdated image of both family life & individual roles within a family based on gender, & reading it to children sends powerful messages to them about what roles they will be expected to fulfill laterin life. Rip it up & throw it away lest you construct children of tomorrow subject to the same limitations based on gender that we are today. Think hard about how you use languagein your setting to construct the norms of childhood & challenge all members of staff to be vigilant when using language & reading stories. NEVER EVER READ THIS STORY TO CHILDREN AGAIN
Great book - By: C. Slingsby, 19 Oct 2008 
I remember this book from when I was younger & had to buy it for my daughter. It was as good as I remember. My daughter asked so many questions about it & really used her imagination.
A Wonderful Re-discovery - By: K. L. Kazoglu, 25 Sep 2008 I recently bought this for my daughter after spotting itin Marks & Spencers. I earned a few strange looks with my mini squeal of delight, but nevermind! I had completely forgotton about this book until seeing it again, & the memories flooded back as I read the story to my daugher. The simple story will delight any child, but for me, the drawings made the book. A must!!
Delight to my grandchildren - By: BeeReader, 25 Sep 2008 I have read this book to my 3 grandchildren time & again & still they are not tired of it - aged 5yrs & 2yrs - the 5year old having heard it since he was 2yrs 'pretends' not to be listening as his brother & cousin have it read to them but he's definitely paying attention!!
The ridiculousness (if that is a word) of the story is lovable & causes many smiles & OH'S - for some reason the scene of mess left behind always brings an Ooh & Ahh as Mummy has to clean up. The favourite picture is tiger pouring the tea down him from the pot!
a great tradition yet quirky book - By: Ms. A. M. Hawkins, 07 Jul 2008 my two sons aged 3 & a half & aged 15 months both sitin awe of this book! there is a traditional feel with the mummy making this fantasic tea which she is happy to share with this stranger at the door - a tiger! then there is the crazy element that you would let a tiger into your house - the tiger never roars at all & amazingly my very vocal boys never roar when they see himin this book as he is a friendly tiger.
this book is simply great, a must have for parents & children.
