This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Beehive Award. It was recognised by the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 4+ years.

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 2007 by G. P. Putnam's Sons .

Gennifer Choldenko lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband and their two children. This is Gennifer's first book for older readers.