Please don't feed the tiger lily!
Tennant Redbank
Please don't feed the tiger lily!
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Tennant Redbank
The text is written at a 1st grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for younger children (ages 5–8), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
The sweet scent of tiger lilies fills the air, but beneath their beauty hides a wild secret. Lily’s new plant isn’t like any other—it’s fierce and tricky, needing gentle hands and brave hearts to calm its wild spirit. Can Lily and her fairy friends find the magic to tame the tiger lily’s roar?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This early reader book follows Lily, a garden-talent fairy, as she navigates the challenge of taming a beautiful but wild tiger lily plant. Suitable for ages 5-8, it offers a gentle introduction to themes of responsibility and teamwork within a fairy tale setting. The story contains no intense content and is appropriate for young children beginning to read independently.
Why we rated Please don't feed the tiger lily! 6C
Please don't feed the tiger lily! is written at a Level 1-2 reading level across 48 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 2.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Please don't feed the tiger lily! works for readers up to grade 3.5.
We rate Please don't feed the tiger lily! as 6C ("Clear") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.
Thematically, Please don't feed the tiger lily! explores fantasy world-building, friendship, adventure, and beginning readers — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 5-8 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about fantasy world-building, friendship, adventure.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
6C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
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Reading Insights
Hook Factor
2/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780736480901
- Pages
- 48
- Publisher
- RH/Disney
- Published
- 2011
- Type
- Fiction