This book was recognised in the Grades K-3 category by the Young Hoosier Book Award. It was recognised in the Junior category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award.

This book was published 1998 by Simon & Schuster .

J. PATRICK LEWIS has written more than thirty-five books for children, including Please Bury Me in the Library , illustrated by Kyle M. Stone. He lives in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Lisa Desimini is an award-winning illustrator of over thirty books for children and the author-illustrator of eight books, including My House, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, and Dot the Fire Dog. Lisa and her husband live in Topanga, California. Visit lisadesimini. com.