
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
Louise的姐姐Sheila Rae 總說自己最勇敢,不怕黑、不怕閃電、不怕大黑狗…
有一天Sheila想走一條新路回家,但是竟然迷路且嚎啕大哭,還好Louise前來解救她帶她回家,從此Sheila不敢再嘲笑Louise膽子小。每個人都有自己的優點與缺點,這就是上帝造人的公平之處,勿驕傲、盼謙虛,寬廣開拓的心胸才能獲得更多真誠的友誼。
“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