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Little Tiger Books in Order

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Explore the Little Tiger series by Steve Doherty, with the books in order, short summaries, series background, and a simple guide to where to start.

Last updated: July 5, 2026

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Little Tiger books in publication order

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3 books

1

Little Tiger -- Respect

by Steve Doherty

2019

In this picture book, young tiger taekwondo students learn what respect looks like at the studio and in everyday life. It is a simple lesson about kindness, listening, and treating other people with care.

2

Little Tiger-Guardian of Peace

by Steve Doherty

2019

Little Tiger learns that real strength means not starting fights and helping calm them down. Using a taekwondo setting and a gentle story, this picture book shows kids how peacemaking, courage, and self-control fit together.

3

Little Tiger- Discipline

by Steve Doherty

2020

This installment turns to discipline, showing young readers how practice, patience, and self-control help kids grow. Through Little Tiger's taekwondo world, the story connects good habits with confidence, responsibility, and better choices at home and school.

Little Tiger books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Little Tiger -- Respect"

    Little Tiger -- Respect

    by Steve Doherty

    2019Little Tiger, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Little Tiger-Guardian of Peace"

    Little Tiger-Guardian of Peace

    by Steve Doherty

    2019Little Tiger, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Little Tiger- Discipline"

    Little Tiger- Discipline

    by Steve Doherty

    2020Little Tiger, Book 3

Series background & context

The Little Tiger books are picture books for young readers, built around tiger children learning taekwondo and the life lessons that come with it. Instead of telling one long continuous plot, each book centers on a single value and shows how children can practice it in ordinary situations. The early titles, Little Tiger -- Respect, Little Tiger-Guardian of Peace, and Little Tiger- Discipline, give a good sense of what the whole series is trying to do.

The setup is simple on purpose. The tiger kids train in a taekwondo studio with adult guidance, and the things they learn on the mat carry into home, school, and friendships. That gives the series a clear framework for talking about listening, patience, kindness, and self-control. Taekwondo matters here, but these are not books about trophies or winning matches. They are more interested in how children behave when someone hurts their feelings, tests their patience, or asks them to do the right thing.

That keeps the stakes small, familiar, and very real to the children reading them.

Each book takes one principle and makes it concrete. Little Tiger -- Respect is about treating other people with care, using good manners, and recognizing that words and actions land on real feelings. Little Tiger-Guardian of Peace builds on the martial arts idea that real strength does not mean starting fights. It encourages children to calm conflict instead of feeding it. Little Tiger- Discipline turns toward practice, routine, and the harder work of doing what needs to be done even when it takes patience. Across all three books, the through line is that strength begins with self-control.

The tone is warm, direct, and easy to follow. These are read-aloud friendly stories with a gentle teaching purpose, so parents, grandparents, teachers, and caregivers have natural places to pause and talk with children about what just happened. Because the characters are tigers and the situations are clear, the books can handle serious topics like respect, peacemaking, and discipline without sounding heavy or scolding. The lessons are meant to feel usable. A child can finish a story and understand what it might look like to try that behavior later the same day.

If you are wondering what kind of series this is, think of it as character-building fiction with a martial arts frame. The books use kicks, classes, and dojo rules as a familiar structure, but the real goal is social and emotional learning. Start with Little Tiger -- Respect and move forward from there. Each title stands on its own, yet together they build a clear picture of the values the series wants children to carry into everyday life.

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