This book was recognised by the Monarch Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Indiefab Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.

There are 29 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 2003 by Kids Can Press .

St phane Jorisch's work has won many awards, including three Governor General's Awards for Illustration. He lives in Montreal, Quebec. Chieri Uegaki is a graduate of the creative writing department at the University of British Columbia. Suki's Kimono is her first published work. She lives in Sechelt, British Columbia. St?phane Jorisch's work has won many awards, including three Governor General's Awards for Illustration. He lives in Montreal, Quebec.