This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Primary School category by the Golden Archer Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award. It also was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Grand Canyon Reader Award. It was recognised in the Grades K-2 category by the Kentucky Blue Grass Award. Also it was recognised in the Primary School category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award. It was recognised by the Charlotte Zolotow Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Parents' Choice Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Eb White Read Aloud Award. The E. B. White Read Aloud Award was established in 2004 by The Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC) to honor books that its membership felt embodied the universal read aloud standards that were created by the work of the beloved author E. B. White. In 2006 the award was expanded into two categories: The E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture Books, and The E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers. Titles are nominated for the award by ABC booksellers, and then the final decision is made by a committee of booksellers that meets annually in February. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Literary Award.

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

This book has been graded for interest at 3-7 years.

There are 40 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 2012 by Random House USA Inc .

Candace Fleming is the author of several picture books for children. She lives with her husband and two sons in a suburb of Chicago.