This book was recognised by the Giverny Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 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 2004 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) .

Emily Arnold McCully received the Caldecott Medal for Mirette on the High Wire . The illustrator of more than 40 books for young readers, she divides her time between Chatham, New York, and New York City.