This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Parents' Choice Award. It was recognised by the West Virginia Children's Book Award. It also was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Jane Addams Children's Book Award.

There are 40 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 2002 by Penguin Putnam Inc .