This book has been graded for interest at 4-7 years.

This book was published 2003 by Holiday House .

Steve Metzger is the award-winning author of more than sixty children's books, including Pluto Visits Earth! ("ABC Best Books for Children"), Detective Blue ("Librarians Choice" selection), and The Ice Cream King. He lives in New York City with his wife and daughter. Alison Edgson was born in County Down in Northern Ireland and now lives near Newport in Wales. When she's not illustrating children's books, Alison spends most of her free time chasing her chickens out of the vegetable garden and brushing the cat, and loves walking her dogs in the countryside.