This book was recognised by the Massachusetts Book Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 133 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 2006 by Hyperion Books for Children .

Newbery Award-winning author Jerry Spinelli's sweet lyrical text and New York Times bestselling illustrator LeUyen Pham's charming illustrations show the timeless love between a mother and her children. Esme Raji Codell is the author of the bestselling Educating Esme , a memoir about her first year teaching in Chicago, as well as several books for children, including Sahara Special and Seed by Seed . You can visit her at PlanetEsme. Blogspot. com.