Calvert Library's Book Bites for Kids

When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller

Episode Summary

When Lily and her family move in with her sick grandmother, a magical tiger straight out of her halmoni's Korean folktales arrives, prompting Lily to unravel a secret family history. Long, long ago, Halmoni stole something from the tigers. Now they want it back.

Episode Notes

Enjoy our presentation of When You Trap a Tiger  by Tae Keller, published by Random House Books for Young Readers. When Lily and her family move in with her sick grandmother, a magical tiger straight out of her halmoni's Korean folktales arrives, prompting Lily to unravel a secret family history. Long, long ago, Halmoni stole something from the tigers. Now they want it back. 

When You Trap a Tiger  is the winner of the 2021 Newbery Medal. 

When You Trap a Tiger  is recommended for readers age 8 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/TrapaTiger_Reviews

This title is available as an eBook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive. 

Libby eBook - https://bit.ly/TrapaTiger_LibbyeBook
Libby Audiobook - https://bit.ly/TrapaTiger_LibbyAudio

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Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340