This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Grand Canyon Reader Award. It was recognised by the Florida Book Award. It also was recognised in the Picture Book category by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award. It was recognised by the Star of the North Picture Book Award. Also it was recognised by the Show me Readers Award. It was recognised in the Storyteller category by the Spur Award. It was recognised by the Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award.

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

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 2011 by Farrar Straus Giroux .

Mary Casanova is the author of more than thirty books, ranging from picture books to YA novels, including Frozen (Minnesota, 2012). Marilyn Sadler is the author of many bestselling picture books including the PJ Funny Bunny series. Ard Hoyt is the illustrator of many bestselling children's books, including I'm a Manatee, by John Lithgow and Abrams' Tilly the Trickster by Molly Shannon.