Age: Preschool - Kindergarten
Animal: Siberian Tiger

"A mother Siberian Tiger and her cub step silently into the forest, floating like mist in the moonlight. The mother nudges her cub beneath a fallen tree as she goes in search of food. Suddenly there's a roar louder than any tiger's. Fire!"

The greatest achievement of this book is its ability to stand out amidst other picture books for preschool through kindergarten. Where others rhyme to capture the audience, London uses beautiful vocabulary to describe the rolling wilderness. Where others use bright artwork, Spirin uses darker, calmer tones which convey a more realistic picture of the winter landscape. The story incorporates nonfiction terminology (including a note from the author about Siberian Tigers) for those kids (and parents) that want a shift from everything else.