This book is part of a book series called Banana Books .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read. This reading scheme is not levelled.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 1996 by Egmont UK Ltd .

Jenny Nimmo is the acclaimed author of the Charlie Bone series. She has won several significant awards for her children's books, including the Nestle Smarties Book Prize and the Tir na n-Og Welsh Arts Council award for The Snow Spider. She lives in Wales with her husband, David. Martin Chatterton was born and raised in Liverpool but now lives in Australia with his family. He has been illustrating for over twenty years.