This book has been graded for interest at 3-6 years.

This book was published 2005 by Farrar Straus Giroux .

Karen English is the author of Just Right Stew, along with many other books for children. She lives in Los Angeles, California. Andrea Pinkney is the author of many award-winning books for children. Many were collaborations with her husband, illustrator Brian Pinkney. She is also an editor at Scholastic. They live in Brooklyn with their two children. Sean Qualls is the illustrator of a number of celebrated books for children