This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Parents' Choice Award. It was recognised by the Mildred L Batchelder Award.

This book is part of a book series called Children Of Crow Cove .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

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 2009 by Farrar Straus Giroux .