. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 82 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform .

Jim McMullan is an internationally acclaimed children's book illustrator and Broadway poster designer. Meindert DeJong was born in Holland in 1906 but moved to the US at the age of eight. He became a teacher, then a farmer and holds the National Book Award of America, the Newbery Medal and the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his lasting contribution to children's literature. Four of his books (including Hurry Home, Candy) are Newbery Honor Books.