"Chirton Krauss is a good child--the very goodest. He does everything he is told, when he is told. He even does good things without being told. He eats his broccoli, he goes to bed on time, and he never, ever sticks his finger up his nose. Meanwhile, Chirton's sister, Myrtle, is not quite as good. She stays up late, she never cleans out the rabbit's pen, and she drops her cocoa puffs all over the rug. But what will happen when Chirton Krauss decides...

"Being noticed is what all the members of the Shrimpton family lived for - all except, that is, for Maude. She prefers to blend into the background rather than stand out in a crowd. This is very much to her advantage when they all come face-to-face with a rather hungry tiger ... " -- from cover flap.