This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Parents' Choice Award. It was recognised in the Babies & Toddlers category by the Booksellers' Choice Award. It also was recognised in the Ages 6+ category by the Christopher Award. It was recognised by the Florida Book Award. Also it was recognised in the Illustrated category by the Book Sense Book of the Year Award. It was recognised by the Buckaroo Book Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Nevada Young Readers' Award. It was recognised by the Texas Reading List. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Massachusetts 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 2000 by Scholastic US .

Jane Yolen has written almost three hundred books, many of them awardwinners. She lives in St. Andrews, Scotland, and Hatfield, Massachusetts.