The Last Tiger is a treat to both your eyes and your soul.  The story is about the last tiger left in the world, a world in which there no longer existed animals or trees or flowers.  The environment was dirty and cluttered, filled with castoffs.  People no longer cared.  But Luka cared, and he  befriended tiger who needed his help.  They became best friends until one day the lion was captured and put into a cage.  Again, Luka helped the lion get free by showing the people the lion’s cave, in which all manner of trees and plants and flowers bloomed, with no garbage or clutter.  People once again saw what life could be like.

The story is simple and idealistic, but clearly states the message in the very first sentence of the book….the people had forgotten what was important.  What is important?  Is it friendship?  Empathy?  Cleanliness?  The illustrations are in tune with the story, simple and blending in well, not cluttered but still detailed.  This would be a great book for Earth Day as well as just about any other day of the year.