There are 64 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2000 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Mick Fitzmaurice attended university at Downing College, Cambrige. He has worked as a writer, freelance journalist and also as a teacher, and has written and directed many theatre productions for young actors. Satoshi Kitamura was born in Tokyo and worked in advertising there before moving to London in 1980. He won the Mother Goose Award for Angry Arthur and he is now one of the most distinguished illustrators in Britain, having created over 20 books for children. Satoshi Kitamura is a Japanese children's picture book author and illustrator, famous for his watercolours and quirky characters.