This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 1997 by Turtleback Books .

Eve Bunting was born in Ireland but has lived in California for many years. Eve Bunting has written over two hundred books for children, including the Caldecott Medal-winning Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz, The Wall, Fly Away Home, and Train to Somewhere. She lives in Southern California. Ronald Himler is the award-winning illustrator of more than 75 books for children. He lives in the desert outside of Tuscon, Arizona and can be visited online at ronhimler. com