Too Many Tigers – Monica Reeve

Too Many Tigers

Most people know of the Tasmanian tiger, but do they know how they became extinct, and were there ever ‘too many tigers’? Too Many Tigers is a detailed pictorial timeline which takes the viewer on an emotive journey to explore the circumstances that led to the extinction of the Tasmanian tiger. The text concludes with an information page that encourages the reader to learn more about Tasmanian’s threatened species and how they can learn from the past to better care for the precious wildlife we have today. Too Many Tigers was meticulously illustrated by hand using repurposed cut-paper collage and pencil (age range 8 to 99 years).

About the author

Monica Reeve takes inspiration from the natural history and landscape of the north-west coast of Tasmania. She uses a range of media such as cut-paper collage, pen ink, watercolour and print making to recreate the subtle textures of this unique environment. Monica is an experienced early childhood teacher of 27 years who has taught visual arts in a primary school setting for the past 12 years of her career. Today, Monica successfully combines her many years of teaching experience with her love of visual arts to create children’s picture books that both delight and inform. Monica has published five children’s picture books with Forty South Publishing: Bug Soup Beat (2019), Pecking Order? (2020), Camping Chaos (2020), Feathered Alphabet (2023) and Too Many Tigers (2024). Monica also owns and operates her small business and brand PIGMENT Monica Reeve, which celebrates Tasmania through a collection of everyday items featuring her distinctive artworks and designs.