This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award. It also was recognised in the Primary School category by the Golden Sower Award.

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

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

There are 40 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 2010 by Philomel Books .

Sarah Stewart and David Small are the author and illustrator of "The Gardener," a Caldecott Honor Book. They live in a historic house in Michigan. Jane Yolen has written almost three hundred books, many of them awardwinners. She lives in St. Andrews, Scotland, and Hatfield, Massachusetts.