Lions, Tigers, and . . . a house cat?! Oh my! Life at the zoo gets complicated when a tiger finds out she as a new roommate. A purr-fect graphic chapter book series!
What makes a tiger, a tiger? Is it the stripes? The roar? This is something that Lily, the tiger at the local zoo, has never had to worry about -- until she meets the fiercest animal of them all . . . her new roommate. Tig might look like a house cat, might sound like a house cat, but Tig knows he is a Tiger.
The competition is on as these two cats figure out what it means to be a Tiger . . . and a friend.
NOMINEE
| 2025 Illinois State Library Monarch Award
"Budding aficionados of snappy verbal repartee will find their funny bones thoroughly tickled.” —Publishers Weekly
"A whimsical reminder that respect and friendship sometimes matter more than winning an argument." —Kirkus Reviews
Dan Thompson is a cartoonist for the syndicated Rip Haywire comic strip and other comics. He loves the zoo and animals. Tig and Lily is his debut graphic novel series.
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Lions, Tigers, and . . . a house cat?! Oh my! Life at the zoo gets complicated when a tiger finds out she as a new roommate. A purr-fect graphic chapter book series!
What makes a tiger, a tiger? Is it the stripes? The roar? This is something that Lily, the tiger at the local zoo, has never had to worry about -- until she meets the fiercest animal of them all . . . her new roommate. Tig might look like a house cat, might sound like a house cat, but Tig knows he is a Tiger.
The competition is on as these two cats figure out what it means to be a Tiger . . . and a friend.
Awards
NOMINEE
| 2025 Illinois State Library Monarch Award
Praise
"Budding aficionados of snappy verbal repartee will find their funny bones thoroughly tickled.” —Publishers Weekly
"A whimsical reminder that respect and friendship sometimes matter more than winning an argument." —Kirkus Reviews
Author
Dan Thompson is a cartoonist for the syndicated Rip Haywire comic strip and other comics. He loves the zoo and animals. Tig and Lily is his debut graphic novel series.
View titles by Dan Thompson
