This book was recognised by the Irma s & James H Black Award.

This book is part of a book series called Bubba And Beau .

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

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Houghton Mifflin .

Arthur Howard created the lively illustrations for all of the Mr. Putter & Tabby books. He lives in New York. Kathi Appelt has written a number of successful picture books. This is her debut novel. She lives in Texas.