This book was recognised by the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award.

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

There are 32 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 2007 by Holiday House .

Ann Whitford Paul and David Walker collaborated on If Animals Said I Love You and If Animals Kissed Good Night, which has sold hundreds of thousands of copies and earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly. Ms. Paul lives in Los Angeles, California. Mr. Walker lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Ethan Long is the author of Tickle the Duck and has illustrated a number of other children's books