This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Younger Children category by the Jane Addams Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the William Allen White Childens Book Award. It also was recognised in the Ages 7-10 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens. It was recognised in the Nonfiction category by the Parents' Choice Award.

This book is part of a book series called Frances Foster .

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

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc .

Amy Hest has written many children's stories including Rosie's Fishing Trip, Jamaica Louise James. When Jessie Came Across the Sea (Winner of the 1998 Kate Greenaway Medal) and four books about Baby Duck: In the Rain with Baby Duck; Baby Duck and the New Eyeglasses; You're the Boss, Baby Duck! and Off to School, Baby Duck! She remembers lighting Friday night candles with her own grandmother as a child, saying, "It's a lovely tradition. Time with a grandparent is very special and children remember it always. " Amy lives in New York City. Claire A. Nivola is a painter and sculptor and has illustrated several children's picture books. Her illustrations are filled with wonderful decorative details inspired by the furnishings and objects around her. She says, "The rooms in The Friday Nights of Nana are a composite of the various places I have lived in throughout my life. Claire lives in Massachusetts with her husband and two children.