A Spot of Kindness

Tiger has no stripes. Occasionally, he grows a new spot, but he doesn't know why. At school, he makes new friends every day with his acts of kindness, but when Zebra makes fun of his spots, Tiger feels small. For World Book Day, the librarian asks Tiger and his classmates to find the picture book that best represents them. Tiger decides to write his own, but his words only tell half the story. Zebra is fantastic at drawing. Could Tiger and Zebra overcome their differences to work together?

A Note About This Story

Alice's son came up with the idea of a tiger growing spots for each act of kindness. He was diagnosed with vitiligo age three. Although he knew that his growing new spots had nothing to do with being kind, like Tiger, he felt different and longed to fit in. Writing Tiger's story was Alice's way of helping her son realise that it's not what you look like but what you do that makes you beautiful.