Sam and the Tigers by Julius Lester and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney is a picture/story book that has wonderful illustrations. The reader could only look at the pictures and be able to tell the story exactly like it happened.All of the characters (two people and the animals) in the story were named Sam because they lived in a city named Sam-sam-sa-mara. Sam, the little boy is getting ready to start school and he goes to different animals, who run clothing stands, to purchase his new outfit for school. Much to his mother's dislike, he chooses pink pants, a yellow shirt, a red jacket, and a green umbrella. His mother sends him to school dressed in the outfit that he picked out. On his way he was stopped by four different tigers who he gave his whole outfit to. Each tiger thought they were the finest which caused them to get into a fight. While the tigers were fighting Sam reclaimed his clothes.
I liked this book because of the expressive illustrations on the front of the book. They were so good I felt like they really spoke to me! My male students love books about animals, so I am naturally drawn to books that involve any type of animal.
Other books by Julius Lester:
Basketball Game
Let's Talk About Race
Shining
The Knee High Man & other tales
The Tales of Uncle Remus
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I also liked this book because of the illustrations. The message in the story was great too. I like the fact that Sam created his own style and he stuck with it. He did not let anyone tell him how to dress. I also liked how the tigers did not win because bullies should never win.
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