This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award. It was recognised in the Grades K-1 category by the Alabama Camellia Award. It also was recognised in the Picture Book category by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award. Also it was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Nevada Young Readers' Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-7 years.

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 2004 by Little, Brown & Company .

LISA WHEELER is the author of many irresistible read-aloud picture books. She lives near Detroit, Michigan. Laura Huliska-Beith is the illustrator of The Goodnight Train (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), 10 Little Ladybugs (Dalmatian), The Recess Queen (Scholastic), and dozens of other children's books. She lives with her husband and three dogs in Kansas City, MO.