Even though one is just a tiny little fellow and the other is a big tough guy, rat and tiger are best friends. they have lots of fun playing together, even though tiger is a bit of a bully. when they play cowboys, rat always has to be the bad guy. when they share a snack, rat always gets the smaller piece. but one day, tiger takes the bullying too far, and rat decides that heas not going take it anymore. rat stands up for himself and refuses to be tigeras friend until tiger learns to play fair and square. with appealing illustrations and a simple text, Keiko Kasza delivers an important message about friendship in this heartwarming story.
本書沿用了美國傳統圖畫書的結構來發展故事情節。在書里，畫家設計和隱藏了許多細節，以此來激發幼兒的閱讀興趣，引發幼兒的"發現"能力。
小老鼠搭好的積木城堡，頂上站著的是老鼠兵；而大老虎為討好小老鼠搭的積木城堡，頂上站著的是老虎兵——畫家把爭勝好強的童心調皮地隱藏在這個小細節中。
這本書里，還有很多細節等待你和孩子去發現。相信在你和孩子一頁頁閱讀圖畫的過程中，都會感覺到發現每一個細微之處的樂趣。