This book was recognised by the Special Educational Needs Book Award.

This book features in the following series: Yellow Banana, Yellow Bananas .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read. This reading scheme has multiple levels.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Egmont UK Ltd .

Berlie Doherty is an English novelist, poet, playwright and screenwriter. Doherty has won many awards, including the Carnegie Medal twice. John Lawrence has contributed to over one hundred books for children and adults as an illustrator and wood-engraver. Twice Winner of the Francis Williams Book Illustration Award, his illustrated titles include The Mysteries of Zigomar by Allan Ahlberg; Christmas in Exeter Street and the Walker Treasure A Year and a Day.