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 1999 by Barefoot Books Ltd .

* Olwyn Whelan is a children's book illustrator living in Dublin with her husband and two children. She has been shortlisted twice for the Children's Books Ireland Award for children's books. Her latest book is Spellbound, written by the first Children's Laureate, Siobhan Parkinson. Fairytale writer, Evelyn Foster, has a First in English Literature and a masters degree in drama. She works as author, actor and storyteller specialising in folklore and fairytale. She has run myth workshops at the British Museum: including spooky sleep-overs next to the Egyptian mummies! She has played Shakespearean and Restoration heroines. and quite a lot of fairy godmothers. Her books aim to give children a love of reading, rather than too much texting and TV! Claudia works full time as a children's book illustrator and also runs her own workshops for children. She has over 20 years experience in design and illustration. She lives in Ferra, Italy.