This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Black-Eyed Susan 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 1998 by Penguin Books Australia .

Jan Peck is the author of The Giant Carrot (Dial Books for Young Readers). She lives in Texas. Valeria studied illustration in both Italy and London. She has illustrated several books for children and lives in Italy where she does editorial illustration for Corriere Della Sera.