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 Grand Canyon Reader Award. It also was recognised in the Horn Book Award - Poetry category by the Boston Globe. It was recognised in the Ages 0-7 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.

This book has been graded for interest at 3-6 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. It is an anthology. This book was published 2005 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) .

Artist Pierre Pratt was born in Montreal in 1962. His distinctive and colorful paintings and illustrations have been featured in a variety of children's books and magazines. Emily Jenkins writes books for both adults and children. She has a doctorate in English literature from Columbia and reviews children's books for The New York Times . She teaches a course in writing for children at New York University. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.