Fuse 8 N' Kate

Older holiday books for kids have a tendency to be a bit on the white side. So Betsy was thinking she was pretty slick when I came up with A Tiger Called Thomas for today's discussion. But here's the thing; she thought the version illustrated by Diana Cain Bluthenthal was the only one out there. She was unaware that this book hadn't just been re-illustrated once but has FOUR different artists! Just to make all of this clear from the start, the four versions discussed on this podcast are: A Tiger Called Thomas by Charlotte Zolotow, illustrated by Kurt Werth (1963) A Tiger Called Thomas by Charlotte Zolotow, illustrated by Catherine Stock (1988) A Tiger Called Thomas by Charlotte Zolotow, illustrated by Diana Cain Bluthenthal (2003) A Tiger Called Tomás by Charlotte Zolotow, illustrated by Marta Alvarez Miguéns (2018) - This is not the first time Betsy has gone into a full-blown William's Doll rant. It's not mentioned in the podcast but the real difference here is publishers. William's Doll came out with G