The Tale of the Tiger Slippers

The Tale of the Tiger SlippersBy: Jan Brett Illustrator: Jan Brett Jan Brett reimagines a powerful Middle Eastern folk tale that celebrates hard work and appreciating your roots. Set in India, this gorgeous reimagining of the classic Middle Eastern folk tale "Abu Kassem's Slippers" features a poor tiger cub who is a very hard worker. His mother weaves him slippers to protect his feet from stones and thorns, and they allowed him to prosper first making bricks, then building houses,

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