This book was recognised in the Book of the Year - Young Readers category by the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards.

This book is part of a book series called Puffin Storybooks .

There are 168 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Nette Hilton is an award-winning writer of children's literature -- from early childhood stories to novels for older readers. The Web was named a Children's Book Council Honour Book in 1992; Living Next to Lulah was a CBCA Notable Book in 2007. Kerry Millard was born in Ottawa, Canada and has lived in Australia for over 30 years. She accidentally fell into cartooning and has been a cartoonist since 1986, drawing for numerous publications, including the Sydney Morning Herald. She won Best Single Gag cartoon artist at the Australian Cartoonist's Association awards in 1995 and again in 1999. Kerry has illustrated over a dozen children's books, and is a regular illustrator for The School Magazine. She currently lives in Sydney's northern suburbs with whoever of her three daughters is around, a dog, a duck and two hens who wander about in her kitchen! Gabriel Gate, Joan Van Loon and Chantal Stewart are a TV chef, writer and illustrator who share a passion for chocolate!