The beloved folk song hoots and hollers in this expanded version set in a little town in the Southwest where an array of animals awaits a visitor’s arrival. 

“Wolff’s festive and funny illustrations, done in gouache and pastels, enhance the merriment of Sturges’s rhythmic verses. As the final plot twist unfolds, young listeners who haven’t already joined in will holler along with the last chorus of “Yea! She’s Here!””
—School Library Journal