This book features in the following series: Solo Reading, Solos Series .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read. This reading scheme has multiple levels.

There are 56 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Southwood Books .

Krista Bell is a writer and reviewer of children's books. She presents a weekly book programme on radio and runs writing workshops in schools. Ann James is a popular illustrator of children's books who runs Books Illustrated, a galley for book illustrators in Melbourne. She has illustrated many books by well-known Australian authors, including Madeline the Mermaid, Pirate Trouble for Wiggy + Boa, and Dead Sailors Don't Bite by Anna Fienberg. Ian Bone trained and worked for many years as a television scriptwriter. In 1993 he left his TV career behind to try his hand at writing books. He has won many awards in Australia, and this is his first novel to be published in Britain. He lives in Adelaide.