(Shaped Books) TOMMY TIGER ... WHO WAS A FRAIDY-CAT story by Roselle Ross; illustrated by Charles E. Bracker; covers by Paul Kaloda. New York: Maxton Publishers, Inc., (1945). FIRST EDITION. 4to - 9" x 11-3/4". Staple bound color pictorial stiff paper wrappers die-cut to follow the outline of a mother tiger on front and back cover with a slit cut on the front cover along the mother tiger's arms that a die-cut tiger cub, which measures 3-15/16" x 5-7/8", tucks safely into, all in pristine condition. [16] pp. This story of a fraidy-cat tiger cub that learns to conquer his fears with the help of an unlikely mentor is illustrated throughout with black and white drawings by Bracker. This title being one of the titles in Maxton's Mother and Baby Animal Books series. The condition of the book and baby tiger is FINE. Only three copies located on OCLC/WorldCat. SCARCE; especially complete and in such nice condition. # 000661