Nine-In-One, Grr! Grr!

Author: Blia Xiong
Illustrated by: Nancy Hom
Paperback: 32 page(s)
Age Range: 4+

Book Description:

"Nine-in-one, Grr! Grr!" sings Tiger happily as she returns from the kingdom of the great god Shao. Shao has told her she will have nine baby tigers every year as long as she remembers his words: "Nine-in-one." Bird is worried about the prospect of a world full of tigers (tigers who would eat birds!) and sets out to trick Tiger into forgetting her all-important song. Before long, poor Tiger has her song backward-"One-in-nine, Grr! Grr!"- and the balance of nature is ensured.

- American Library Association Notable Book
- Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice
- Parent's Choice Approved Book
- Elementary School Library Collection recommendation

Publishers Weekly
"This imaginative folktale provides a rare window into the lore of the Hmong people of Laos, yet is anything but parochial or arcane in its appeal. It embraces a range of universal qualities, from loneliness to joyful anticipation to deviousness and guile, and portrays its characters with sympathy and wit. Hom's strikingly colorful paintings, modeled on the appliqued "story cloths" of the Hmong, ably capture a sense of character and landscape and extend the fable's whimsy and good humor."

International Examiner
"Done with such harmonious simplicity that it deserves special attention for its amusing tale and beautiful illustrations."

Kirkus Children's and Young Adult Edition
"The colors are bright, unusual, and strikingly harmonious. A lovely, authentic book from a culture that is virtually unrepresented in children's literature."

School Library Journal
"Clearly this is a superior production and an important addition to folk literature for children."