This book was recognised by the Northeastern Minnesota Book Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Henry Holt & Company .

Hideko Takahashi is the illustrator of "Beach Play" by Marsha Hayles and "The Ding Dong Clock" by Carol Behrman (both Holt). Originally from Japan, she now lives in Los Angeles, California. Margi Preus is the author of The Peace Bell , which School Library Journal praised for its "[m]essage of peace between nations. eloquently conveyed. " She writes plays and children's books in Duluth, Minnesota.