This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Grand Canyon Reader Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award. It also was recognised by the Buckaroo Book Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Beehive Award. Also it was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Colorado Book Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award. It was recognised in the Primary School category by the Volunteer State Book Award. It was recognised by the Monarch Award. It was recognised in the Ages 0-7 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Parents' Choice Award.

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-7 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 Houghton Mifflin .

David Wiesner has won the Caldecott Medal three times and is internationally renowned for his visual storytelling. He lives near Philadelphia. www. davidwiesner. com