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　　From School Library Journal
　　Grade 4 Up?Carle shares a bit of himself in this collection of vignettes. In his words, "The stories...from various places and times...have three things in common: animals or insects, friends or relatives, and me." Nineteen short stories, each no more than three pages and sparsely illustrated by the author, allow readers glimpses into the artist's life. They meet his grandparents who argued about a hen that might have been a rooster. Carle reminisces about exploring the countryside with his father or making the horrible and painful discovery that a wasp is trapped in his trousers. These stories are gentle wanderings through his life rather than a biography in linear form. Some take place in Germany and some in the United States; they range in time from childhood during World War II to the present. The sketches are sometimes moving, sometimes funny, and sometimes uplifting. Flora and Tiger is an intimate portrait that provides a picture of this popular illustrator. A super addition to any study of Carle or his work.?Jane Claes, T. J. Lee Elementary School, Irving, TX
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.



内容简介
“对动物的热爱、绘画的乐趣、讲故事的能力，都是来源于我的父亲。”
《植物和老虎》是《好饿的毛毛虫》作者艾瑞克·卡尔献给父亲的短篇故事合集，灵感源于作者的个人经历，从战争阴影下的德国童年，到现如今在美国的工作生活。
卡尔在本书里写到了他的奶奶和一只他也分不清公母的鸡；他的表弟和一只喜欢猫的乌龟；他的朋友和一只被绑架的黑猫；他的叔叔和被驯服的乌鸦等等。
“所有这些故事都有三个共同点：动物和昆虫、家人和朋友还有我自己。” 整本书充满了诗情、创意以及作者对身边人的爱。