This book was recognised by the Parents' Choice Award.

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

This book was published 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Ashley Bryan is the illustrator of more than thirty titles, many of them with texts he also wrote, retold, or selected. His books have been richly acclaimed and highly honored. Beat the Story Drum, Pum-Pum won the Coretta Scott King Award, and four more of his titles have been selected Coretta Scott King Honor Books. Mr. Bryan lives on a small island off the coast of Maine. Rebecca Kai Dotlich is the author of Sweet Dreams of the Wild . She lives near Indianapolis, Indiana. Jan Spivey Gilchrist is an illustrator of more than 30 books for children. Winner of the Coretta Scott King award, she lives in Evanston, Illinois.