This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Orbis Pictus Award. It was recognised by the Schneider Family Book Award. It also was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Elementary category by the Nutmeg Book Award. Also it was recognised by the Monarch Award. It was recognised by the Red Clover Award. It was recognised in the Grades K-3 category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award. It was recognised in the Ages 7-10 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens. It was recognised in the Nonfiction category by the Parents' Choice Award. It was recognised by the Robert F Sibert Informational Book Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 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 2013 by Alfred A. Knopf .

Jen Bryant is the author of the Caldecott Honor-winning picture book River of Words and many other picture books for children. Cannaday Chapman is an illustrator whose work has been featured in the New York Times and on the cover of The New Yorker. Feed Your Mind is his first picture book.