Jerry Pinkney Rikki Tikki Tavi

Kipling. R. (1997). Rikki Tikki Tavi. New York: Morrow Junior Books.

(1). What did you like or dislike about the book?
I did not like the plot of this book. It was about a mongoose versus a snake. I also never felt like I developed an interest for the mongoose or the family it was protecting.

(2). What in your life may have influenced your reaction or response to this book?
I have never experienced a story where I enjoyed reading about snakes or mongooses. I also never really being interested in what I’m reading and care about the main characters and I did not develop that interest.

(3). How would you compare this book to another book or books, or book or books by same author?
The book is similar to the story of Because of Winn Dixie. They both involved stories of animals and their owners establishing relationships. The difference is that I cared about the characters of Opal and Winn Dixie more than I did the mongoose and his family.

(4). What new thing (information or insight) did you learn about children's literature in reading this book?
I learned that not all children’s literature is interesting to adults, but hopefully it has interest with young boys or girls.

Other Books by Jerry Pinkney
Selected Books Illustrated for Children The Adventures of Spider: West African Folk Tales, written by Joyce Cooper Arkhurst, Little, Brown, 1964.
Folktales and Fairytales of Africa, compiled by Lila Green, Silver Burdett, 1967.
Babushka and the Pig, written by Ann Trofimuk, Houghton, 1969.
More Adventures of Spider, written by Joyce Cooper Arkhurst, Scholastic Book Services, 1972.
Song of the Trees, written by Mildred D. Taylor, Dial, 1975.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, written by Mildred D. Taylor, Dial, 1976.
Mary McLeod Bethune (biography), written by Eloise Greenfield, Crowell, 1977.
Tonweya and the Eagles, and Other Lakota Indian Tales, written by Rosebud Yellow Robe, Dial, 1979.
Childtimes: A Three-Generation Memoir, written by Eloise Greenfield and Lessie Jones Little, Crowell, 1979.
Count on Your Fingers African Style, written by Glaudia Zaslavsky, Crowell, 1980.
The Patchwork Quilt, written by Valerie Flournoy, Dial, 1985. Half a Moon and One Whole Star, written by Crescent Dragonwagon, Macmillan, 1986
Creatures of the Desert World and Strange Animals of the Sea, written by Barbara Gibson, National Geographic Society, 1987.
The Tales of Uncle Remus, written by Julius Lester, Dial, 1987.
More Tales of Uncle Remus: Further Adventures of Brer Rabbit, His Friends, Enemies and Others, written by Julius Lester, Dial, 1988.
Mirandy and Brother Wind, written by Pat McKissack, Knopf, 1988.
The Talking Eggs, written by Robert D. San Souci, Dial, 1989.
Turtle in July, written by Marilyn Singer, Macmillan, 1989.
Home Place, written by Crescent Dragonwagon, Macmillan, 1990.
Pretend You're a Cat, written by Jean Marzollo, Dial, 1990.
Back Home, written by Gloria Jean Pinkney, Dial/Penguin, 1992.
The Last Tales of Uncle Remus, written by Julius Lester, Dial, 1994.
The Sunday Outing, written by Gloria Jean Pinkney, Dial/Penguin, 1994.
John Henry, written by Julius Lester, Dial, 1994.
Tanya's Reunion, written by Valerie Flournoy, Dial, 1995.
Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman, written by Alan Schroeder, Dial/Penguin, 1996.
The Hired Hand: An African-American Folktale, written by Robert D. San Souci, Dial, 1997.