Written by Darren Mort
Illustrated by Niama Wessely
Score 6/6

Tommy is a kid like so many from separated households: he loves his Mum; he loves his Dad. On his wish list, he would like them to reconcile – but, that is not going to happen. Importantly, Tommy believes it’s all his fault. To address his feelings of conflict, Tommy has an imaginary friend, Tiger Terry, who relieves Tommy’s anxieties and confusion.

I suppose we have something of a milestone moment here, the first children’s book that I have reviewed. Ever. For those of you who read my reviews on a regular basis, I mentioned this book in my review for Tommy. I would have read this to an actual child, but I had a feeling that my nephew Young Master Nearly Two is a little to young for this book, I got the impression that perhaps this book is best for somebody closer to the age of 6.
Unlike the short, Tommy & Tiger Terry is a very colorful book with some brilliant illustrations by Niama Wessely. I must admit that reading a book with glossy pages for some reason seemed oddly soothing. I loved the metaphor about the lions roaring and the other animal metaphors. Compared to Tommy this had an uplifting ending.

The world is a big, confusing and sometimes violent place to live and divorce can be very confusing. Its good to know that there is a book (even it’s a children’s book) about divorce that will leave me at the age of 37 smiling when has finished the book.