This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Land of Enchantment Book Award. It was recognised by the Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award.

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 2009 by Scholastic US .

Karen Hesse is the author of numerous novels and picture books for children, including Out of the Dust , which won the Newbery Medal. Her recent books for Feiwel and Friends are Brooklyn Bridge and Safekeeping . She lives in Vermont. Karen Hesse won the Newbery Medal in 1998 for her ovel Out of the Dust. Her other acclaimed books include Witness, winner of the Christopher Medal; The Music of Dolphin's; Just Juice and Come on Rain (all Scholastic USA). Wendy Watson has written and illustrated many acclaimed books for children including Father Fox's Penny Rhymes, which was nominated for a National Book Award in the USA.