This book was published 2000 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Rick Walton is a former teacher. He speaks Portuguese and Spanish, has travelled throughout North and South America, and now lives in Brazil. He is the author of the Walker picture book Bertie Was A Watchdog, illustrated by Arthur Robins Michael Bedard is one of the world's most popular and successful pop artists. His book Sitting Ducks is a phenomenal success, both here and in the States. Selected as a World Book Day "Super Read" title - one of just two for the 3+ age group - Sitting Ducks has been reprinted many times and already sold over 50, 000 copies in the UK alone. Henry Cole has illustrated more than fifty books for children, including "And Tango Makes Three," "Oink?," and "Little Bo in France. " A former elementary school teacher, he now writes and paints full time.