There are 60 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 2008 by Gecko Press .

Danielle Wright is the creator of the award-winning multilingual book My Village: Rhymes from Around the World. Danielle is a travel writer and book editor and the author of Japanese Nursery Rhymes: Carp Streamers, Falling Rain and Other favourites. Helen Acraman's whimsical graphic works reflect a passion for environmental issues, natural living, and the childlike quality that lives in everyone. She is the illustrator of Japanese Nursery Rhymes: Carp Streamers, Falling Rain and Other favourites. Mique Moriuchi is an award-winning illustrator with international appeal, working for companies in Korea, New Zealand, the US and the UK. She has won the White Raven Award 2009 and her work was selected for the Illustration Exhibition at the 2009 Bologna Children's Book Fair. She has a Masters in Sequential Design and Illustration and uses acrylic paint and collage in her pictures.