This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 118 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Turtleback Books .

Ellen Weiss and Mel Friedman are a husband and wife team who have written many popular books for young readers. Over the years they have taken in many stray animals, among them dogs named Big, Little and Archie. Ellen Weiss has written many tie-in books such as Shrek and Chicken Run. She is also an author of her own titles for younger readers.