Winner of the 2014 Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration
Winner of the 2014 Boston Globe Horn Book Award for Picture Books "Peter Brown depicts his hero as a bright pop of orange.gleefully escaping to a Rousseau-like tableau of dense ferns, soaring palms and cascading waterfalls.Everyone was perfectly fine with the way things were. *"With its skewed humor and untamed spirit this joyous exploration of quasi-reverse anthropomorphism will delight listeners again and again."- Booklist, starred review *"This "it's okay to be different" story stands out from other picture books on the topic thanks to Brown's delightfully clever illustrations and masterful compositions.Sure to be an instant read-aloud classic in classrooms and libraries."- School Library Journal, starred review *"Readers who prefer the view from underneath the dinner table will find a kindred soul in Brown's brightly burning character who knows that the wilderness is always waiting, should the need arise."- Publishers Weekly, starred review Tiger and his wild ways."- Kirkus, starred review *"There's a lot to go wild for in this picture-book celebration of individuality and self-expression.Hooray for Mr.
*"This is a book made for storytime, with its bold mixed-media illustrations that work almost like a storyboard moving left to right.The happy ending, almost a reverse of Where the Wild Things Are, includes everyone discovering the fun of being at least a little bit wild."- The Horn Book, starred review New York Times Bestseller Amazon Best Children's Book of 2013 ALSC Notable Children's Book Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Horn Book Fanfare Booklist Editors' Choice Kirkus Best Children's Book of the Year Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Picture Book Winner
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