This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Illustrator category by the Connecticut Book Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Beehive Award. It also was recognised in the Ages 0-7 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.

This book is part of a book series called Adele And Simon .

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 2006 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) .

Barbara McClintock has written and/or illustrated many acclaimed books for young readers, among them Ad le & Simon , an ALA Notable Book, a Children's Book Sense Pick, and a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year. She lives in Windham, Connecticut.