This book was recognised by the Parents' Choice Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 3-6 years.

This book was published 2005 by Farrar Straus Giroux .

G. Brian Karas (www. gbriankaras. com) is the popular author and illustrator of numerous picture books, including On Earth and Atlantic (both ALA Notable Books). He lives in New York's Hudson Valley. Cari Best is the author of Three Cheers for Catherine the Great! She grew up in New York City and lives in Weston, Connecticut. Adam Bagdasarian's first novel, Forgotten Fire, was a huge success in the USA, where it was a National Book Award Finalist and an American Libraries Association Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults for 2000. He lives in New York City.