This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Iowa Children's Choice Award. It was recognised in the Young Readers category by the Nevada Young Readers' Award. It also was recognised by the Rhode Island Book Awards.

This book has been graded for interest at 10+ years.

This book was published 2003 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Priscilla Cummings is the author of the Chadwick the Crab series and fourteen other picture books, as well as eight novels for older children. She lives in Annapolis, Maryland.