This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Flicker Tale Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award. It also was recognised by the Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award.

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

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 2003 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Jan Brett is the beloved bestselling author/artist of many books for children.