This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Poetry category by the Beehive Award. It also was recognised in the Special Subjects category by the Booksellers' Choice Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Colorado Book Award. Also it was recognised in the Illustrated category by the Book Sense Book of the Year Award. It was recognised by the Buckaroo Book Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. It is an anthology. This book was published 2001 by Margaret K. McElderry Books .

Karen Beaumont is the author of many children's books, including I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!, illustrated by David Catrow. She lives in Capitola, California. Alan Katz has been a print and television comedy writer for more than twenty years. In addition to being a multiple Emmy nominee for his work on The Rosie O'Donnell Show and Disney's Raw Toonage , he has written for children's programming on Nickelodeon, ABC Television, Warner Brothers Animation's Taz-Mania , and many others. Alan is the author of several adult humor books; he has written humorous essays for The New York Times and other publications. Alan lives in Weston, Connecticut, with his journalist wife, Rose, and their children Simone, Andrew, Nathan, and David. Visit him online at AlanKatzBooks. com.