This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Orbis Pictus Award. It was recognised by the Bluebonnet Award. It also was recognised by the Red Clover Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Flash Point .

Edited by Andrew Delbanco, a much-honoured professor of humanities at Columbia University, whom Time magazine called "America's Best Social Critic. " Illustrations by renowned artist Gerard Dubois. Leda Schubert teaches at Vermont College of Fine Arts in the Writing for Children and Young Adults MFA program. She is the author of the Roaring Brook Press titles The Princess of Borscht , Ballet of the Elephants , and Monsieur Marceau. Leda lives in Plainfield, Vermont, with her husband and two dogs.