This book was recognised by the Sequoyah Book Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 4+ years.

There are 197 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Jean Van Leeuwen is the author of more than thirty books for children. Her Oliver and Amanda Pig easy-to-read series, launched in 1979, is still growing. Her recent picture book, Benny and Beautiful Baby Delilah (Dial, 2006) received a starred review in School Library Journal.