Emily's journey to market - which one would expect to be an everyday affair - becomes a magical adventure. She is accompanied by a butterfly, kittens and birds but most important is the delivery boy who saves the day when Miss tulliver cannot be found.

 

There are 32 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 2004 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

William Mayne has been described as one of the outstanding children's authors of this century (Oxford Companion to Children's Lit. ). He has won all major awards including the Carnegie and Guardian fiction award.