This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Parents' Choice Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association 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 Children's Books of Distinction Award. Also it was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award. It was recognised by the Bluebonnet Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book - Older Reader category by the California Young Reader Medal. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Grades K-3 category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award. It was recognised in the Young Readers category by the Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award.

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

There are 32 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 2001 by G. P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers .

Jacqueline Woodson was born in Ohio and grew up in South Carolina. She has written several books for teenagers and recently won the Coretta Scott King Award which honours African-American writers of outstanding books for children. She has received two American Library Association Awards, and the Kenyon Review Award for Literary Excellence in Fiction for Autobiography Of A Family Photo, published by Penguin US. Jacqueline now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Dianna Hutts Aston is the author of several picture books. She lives in Texas with her husband and two children. E. B. Lewis has illustrated more than 30 books and is a former winner of the Coretta Scott King Medal. He lives in New Jersey, USA.