There are 20 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 1997 by Walker Books Ltd .

Judy Allen is a children's author who writes a variety of fiction and non-fiction books. To date she has had well over 50 books published and one of the novels, Awaiting Developments, won the Whitbread Children's Novel Award, the Friends of the Earth Award and was commended for the Carnegie Medal. She lives in South London and belongs to CWISL - Children's Writers and Illustrators in South London. Alan Baron is an author and illustrator. His works include, Little Pig's Bouncy Ball, The Magic Globe: An Around the World Adventure, and Red Fox and the Baby Bunnies.