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 2005 by Walker Books Ltd .

Dashka Slater is also the author of THE WISHING BOX, a novel for adults. This is her first picture book. Hiroe Nakata is an hugely successful U. S. publisher, She has illustrated over fifteen picture books, including OCEAN BABIES and GOT TO DANCE. B. G. Hennessy is the author of Road Builders and The First Night (both Viking and Puffin). She lives in Paradise Valley, Arizona.