This book is part of a book series called Step Into Reading .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

This book was published by Random House Books for Young Readers .

Frank Murphy is a retired school principal, living in Cork. His teaching career, which began in Dublin, took him also to north Wexford, and eventually to Cork city. He has written stories, non-fiction pieces and poetry in Irish and English. Most of his work has appeared in school books in Ireland and the UK, with some stories also included in anthologies of children's fiction on both sides of the Atlantic.