This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Grades K-3 category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award. It also was recognised by the Monarch Award. It was recognised in the Primary School category by the California Young Reader Medal. Also it was recognised by the Washington Children's Choice Picture 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 2004 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .