This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the West Virginia Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Junior category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award. It also was recognised in the Grades K-3 category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award.

This book is part of a book series called Babymouse .

This book has been graded for interest at 7-10 years.

There are 96 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 2005 by Random House Books for Young Readers .

Jenni Holm is the Newbery Honor-winning author of Our Only May Amelia, Penny from Heaven, Turtle in Paradise, and the BabyMouse graphic novel series. She lives in Northern California with her family. Jennifer Holm is the author of several highly acclaimed novels, including the Newbery Honor book, `Our Only May Amelia'. She works with her brother, Matthew Holm, as a creative team on the sensational `Babymouse' graphic novel series for girls.