Scaredy Cats by Jeff Mack

When an adorable kitten receives a mysterious beribboned package, he’s pretty sure it’s a cake. But his two nervous friends have other ideas in this hilarious guessing game.

“Hey, bud. What’s in the box?”
“I don’t know. I think it’s a cake.”
“But what if it’s not a cake?”

Three kittens, faced with a pink polka dotted present have different ideas of what might be in it. One’s pretty sure it’s a cake, but his two skittish friends aren’t so certain. What if it’s a big hungry crocodile waiting to eat them up? Or a cakeand a crocodile? Or a cake, a crocodile, a tiger AND a great white shark? The stakes get higher as the laughs get louderin this hilarious read aloud with raucous illustrations by popular author artist Jeff Mack.

Jeff Mack is the creator of more than 40 picture books, chapter books, and early readers including Hush Little Polar Bear, Duck in the Fridge, and for Holiday House, Just a Story. He has also illustrated award winning picture booksand chapter books such as Eve Bunting’s Hurry! Hurry! and James Howe’s Bunnicula and Friends. Originally from Syracuse, NY, he grew up fascinated by monsters and robots. He built his own pinball machines from cardboard boxes, and spent hour upon hour practicing his drawing. In the second grade, he started writing andillustrating his own comic books, and he’s been doing it ever since. Now at home in Western Massachusetts, he continues to write, paint, and visit with school groups to talk about hislove of books and illustration. Visit him at www.jeffmack.com.

Author Residence: Northampton, Ma.

Author Hometown: Syracuse, NY