This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Primary School category by the California Young Reader Medal. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award. It also was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Nevada Young Readers' Award.

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

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

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 1999 by Scholastic Inc. .