This book was recognised by the Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 40 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 Simon & Schuster .

Jan Thomas is the author and illustrator of The Doghouse and A Birthday for Cow! She lives in Socorro, New Mexico, with her family.