There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 1996 by Pan Macmillan .

Sian Hardy was a children's book editor for many years before becoming Editor for the highly regarded book club, Books for Children. She has an MA in Children's Literature. Kate Aldous mainly illustrates children's books, working in black & white and watercolours. She has worked for many different publishers, including Kingfisher, Hodder & Stoughton, Oxford University Press, BBC Publications, Methuen and Walker Books. Betsy Byars is a Newbery Medal winner and a National Book Award winner. Her books have appeared on the best books lists of the American Library Association, School Library Journal , and American Bookseller , among others