This book has been graded for interest at 7-9 years.

There are 56 pages in this book. This is a chapter book. Publishers market early chapter books at readers aged 6-10 years. This book was published 2004 by Turtleback Books .

Lifelong horse lover Jessie Haas is the author of 38 previous books, including many children's books focused on girls and horses. Haas lives in rural Vermont with her husband, Michael, and two Morgan mares. Margot Apple is a freelance illustrator, having illustrated more than fifty books for children. She lives in Shelburn Falls, Massachusetts, with her husband and their pets.