The Day Tiger Rose Said Goodbye (Hardcover) by Jane Yolen

from coppers

Tiger Rose is an older kitty who is ready to say good bye to her family and life itself. The best books for children should appeal to adults as well and this one would actually be good for animal lovers of all ages even though it is a picture book. Sweet, life-affirming, and beautifully illustrat...

from Homeschoolbookreview

Have you ever experienced the death of a pet cat or dog? Tiger Rose is a gray striped tabby cat. She was born in the city but now lives in the country with a boy and a girl who love her, a dog named Rowf who tolerates her, and two grown-ups named Mom and Pop who let her sit on the sofa as long as...

from AbigailAdams26

Lyrically told and beautifully illustrated, this gentle tale is a pitch-perfect evocation of a cat's last day of life. Having led a long and happy existence in a household "full of laughter," Tiger Rose was getting tired - "too tired to stay." So one day, as the people and creatures around her - ...

from Sullywriter

Gentle, sensitive, and oh so sad. Beautiful illustrations. A great story to share with young children facing the loss of a beloved pet.

from Whisper1

Tiger Rose has lived a long, happy, contented life. Surrounded by a loving family who live in a house of laughter, Tiger Roses' world expanded to the animals who dwell in her environment, including a dog named Rowf who tolerates her, chipmunks, birds and the bushes that provided shade. Few can pa...