This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award. It was recognised by the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award. It also was recognised in the Primary School category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award. Also it was recognised in the Grades K-3 category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Minnesota Book Award.

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2004 by Lerner Publishing Group .