This book was recognised in the Elementary category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award.

This book is part of a book series called Groundwood Books .

This book has been graded for interest at 6-9 years.

There are 99 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Groundwood Books .

Celia Barker Lottridge was born in Iowa. When she was a child her family moved often, from the prairies to the west coast, then to the east coast and finally back to the prairies. In 1975 she moved to Toronto where she worked in the Children's Book Store and began to write books for children. She also became a very active storyteller, performing in schools, libraries and theaters.