This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Primary School category by the Golden Sower Award. It was recognised by the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award. It also was recognised by the Monarch 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 2011 by Roaring Brook Press .

Cathleen Daly is a writer and performance artist who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is the author of the novel Flirt Club , and the picture book Prudence Wants a Pet , both published by Roaring Brook Press. Anna Fienberg is the author of many popular and award-winning books for children of all ages. Stephen Michael King is a very well respected and popular illustrator, who has created Figaro and Rumba just as Anna imagined them.