This book was recognised by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award.

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

This book was published 2000 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Robert Hunt 's work has received numerous awards and has appeared regularly in the New York Society of Illustrator's Annual exhibits at the Museum of American Illustration, as well as the Communication Arts, Graphics and Print Design, and Illustration Annuals. He lives in San Anselmo, CA.