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 has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

This book was published 1999 by Little Brown and Company .

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