Sheila Rae is not afraid of anything. She walks backwards withher eyes closed, steps on every crack, growls at stray dogs, andbares her teeth at stray cats. But when Sheila Rae becomes lost onthe way home from school, it is her "scaredy cat" sister, Louise,who shows her a thing or two about bravery and sibling love.

The mouse heroine of Henkes's pitch-perfect comedy doesn't frighteneasily?she even growls at stray dogs. But when she gets lost, it'sher "scaredy cat" sister who helps her find the way home. Ages4-up.
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“Montijo's red-hot pictures and Rubin's skit-scat-skedoodlewords make this take-off a hand-clapping, foot-stompingromp.”
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“The colorful, cartoonlike illustrations are a perfect match forthe zany, slightly over-the-top storyline. . . . This version willhave its audience howling.”
—School Library Journal

“Kids should get a kick out of this hip riff on an oldstandard.”
—Publishers Weekly