- Picture Books
- Ages 3–7
- Contemporary
Big Bright Feelings: Ravi's Roar
Book 3 of 10 in Big Bright FeelingsView the full series
Ravi is having the worst day ever, and he is so angry that he turns into a TIGER. Tom Percival's most energetic book, a charged, funny, and accurate account of what rage feels like from inside, and how a family helps you find your way back.
- Best for3–7
- FormatPicture
- Length32 pp
- Read aloud~6 min
The vibe
What it’s like.
Style
- Lyrical
- Conversational
- Comedic
Tone
- Warm
- Funny
- Gentle
- Heartwarming
- Thought provoking
Themes
Experience meters
What’s it about?
The story.
It is the worst day ever. Ravi doesn't get the last ice lolly. His big brother keeps pushing in. His sister gets more than him. The unfairness accumulates until Ravi is SO ANGRY that he turns into a tiger. A big, roaring tiger who cannot play without frightening everyone, who knocks things over and makes everyone upset and cannot stop growling. The tiger is Ravi's anger given a body, and it is magnificent and terrifying and immediately recognisable. Tom Percival's most energetic and kinetic book in the Big Bright Feelings series, the one with the most visual drama, the widest colour range, the highest energy_level. The resolution comes through the family: they wait for the tiger to be Ravi again, and when he is, they hold him. The book doesn't pretend the anger wasn't real or that it didn't matter, it acknowledges the feeling fully, then shows what comes after. The standard recommendation for children who experience big anger, and a favourite for parents who have had the argument about the last ice lolly.
Fit check
Right for your child?
Where it lands by age
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- Best fit · 3–7
- Read aloud · 3–8
- Independent · 5–7
Prose load
Light
Visual support
Very high
Reluctant-reader friendly
Workable
Read-aloud quality
Excellent
Works well for
- Reading aloud
- Reading together
Nothing in the book is likely to concern most parents. Safe to recommend without preview.
Bedtime suitability
3 / 5 · Workable
Sensitive-child
5 / 5 · Good fit
Graphic intensity
1 / 5 · None
Best for
- Anger management
- Discussion starter
- Gift book
- Pshe resource
- Family read
Avoid if
No common reasons to avoid this one — a rare clean sweep on the sensitivity flags.
Particularly good for children who are…
- Anger management
- Neurodiversity or learning differences
- Low self esteem
In the classroom
How it works in school.
Tom Percival's flagship emotional-literacy series — each picture book explores a big feeling (worry, anger, shyness, jealousy and more), making them the go-to PSHE read-alouds.
A book children love that happens to support school — never a stand-in for the texts a class is taught with. Reviewed for the classroom · June 2026.
Why it lands
Why they love it.
Why kids love it
The specific recognition is rage becoming a body — Ravi so angry he literally turns into a tiger, scary even to himself. A small child reading this gets to feel that anger is allowed, then watch what happens when it goes too far. The visual metaphor lands without anyone having to explain it.
- Being special or chosen
- Being understood finally
- Family belonging
- Transformation
Why parents love it
The picture book to reach for when a small child's anger has frightened them, or you. Percival makes rage visible (an actual tiger) instead of shameful — and the resolution comes through the family waiting and holding him, not telling him off. Useful for the temper-tantrum aftermath conversation that's hard to have.
- Conversation starter
- Bedtime appropriate
- Quick to read
- Beautiful illustrations
In the series
Big Bright Feelings.
10 books · open the series →
About the author & illustrator
Tom Percival.
If you liked this
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If you liked this, try…
Lateral matches. Same shelf, different texture.
Come into this from…
Easier or preparing reads — perfect lead-ins.
Where to go next…
Escalation reads — a step up in scale, silliness, or stakes.
More like this…
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Where you’ll find it
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