This book was recognised by the Texas Reading List. It was recognised in the Fiction category by the Minnesota Book Award.

There are 36 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 2002 by Elsevier Australia .

Susan Marie Swanson is an award-winning poet and the author of several children's books. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Christine Davenier lives in Paris. She has also illustrated the Very Fairy Princess books by the actress Julie Andrews and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton.