The Tickle Test - Hardcover

White, Kathryn

3.43

124 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1512481262 ISBN 13: 9781512481266

Publisher: Andersen Press USA, 2017

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Could you pass the test to join the Tickle Squad? One brave mouse is willing to give it a go! It's easy to tickle a giraffe and fun to tickle a bear. An octopus is trickier (underwater with all those arms), but tickling a crocodile is the hardest one―with those sharp teeth! This is a ticklish tale that children will love.

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About the Author:

Kathryn White grew up in the Midlands and now lives in Wells with her husband. Inspired by her children and grandchildren, she has written more than thirty children's books, almost all of which feature animals as the main characters.

Adrian Reynolds was born in South Wales. After studying at Swansea College of Art and Cambridgeshire College of Art and Technology, Adrian worked at Heffers Children's Book Shop before beginning to write and illustrate his own picture books.

Review:

"A mouse wants to join the Tickle Squad but first must prove that its skills are up to snuff. As two lab-coated rodents carefully look on (this is serious, scientific observation, after all), one tiny mouse tickles all kinds of creatures hoping to trigger a guffaw. Tickling a giraffe is easy; just run up and down those long legs. Tickling a bear requires a bit more caution, but it's fun when they start to wriggle and giggle. Tickling an octopus, however, can be quite tricky, as the tickler-in-training wonders: 'An octopus loves to be tickled for sure, / but which was the arm that I tickled before?' Written in jumpy verse with rhymes that sometimes carry over into the speech-bubble comments of the scientists, the rhythm itself is ticklish and fun. Comically large, round ears make the tiny mice easy to spot, and various bodily functions triggered by the tickling are sure to elicit giggles. Alas, some of the animals' laughing expressions can be difficult to interpret: scrunched eyes and wide mouths with sharp teeth don't always look very jolly. Invites universal participatory tickling―it's hard to resist joining in."―Kirkus Reviews

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