This book was recognised by the Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 4+ years.

This book was published 2004 by Dial Books for Young Readers .

DENNIS HASELEY has written many fine books for children, including the acclaimed Kite Flier and The Old Banjo. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. JIM LAMARCHE is the illustrator of Albert, which Publishers Weekly called, in a starred review, "a magical marriage of art and text. " He lives in Santa Cruz, California.