. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

This book was published 1999 by Pokeweed Press, Canada .

Frank B. Edwards, a former feature writer and editor with "Equinox" and "Harrowsmith" magazines, is a book publisher who lives with his family in Newburgh, a small eastern Ontario village. Frank and John have been editorial collaborators since 1985. John Bianchi is a cartoonist, illustrator and author who divides his time between his studio in Arizona's Sonoran Desert, where he lives with his family, and Bungalo World Headquarters in eastern Ontario. A well-known magazine illustrator, he co-founded Bungalo Books in 1986 and has created 30 children's books to date.