This book was recognised by the Mildred L Batchelder Award. It was recognised in the Ages 7-10 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.

There are 93 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by William B Eerdmans Publishing Co .

Jostein Gaarder wrote one of the great bestsellers of the nineties in SOPHIE'S WORLD, which has sold over 16 million copies in nearly 50 languages. He is Norwegian and lives in Oslo with his wife and two teenage sons. Philip Hopman is Dutch and has illustrated many books for children.