This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Land of Enchantment Book Award. It was recognised by the Parents' Choice Award. It also was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Young Hoosier Book Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award. Also it was recognised in the Nonfiction category by the Grand Canyon Reader Award. It was recognised by the Bluebonnet Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award. It was recognised in the Grades K-2 category by the Delaware Diamonds Award. It was recognised in the Junior category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Grades 3-6 category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

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 2003 by Farrar Straus Giroux .