This book was recognised by the Americas Award. It was recognised in the Illustrator category by the Pura Belpre Honor for Illustration.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-7 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Houghton Mifflin .

Yuyi Morales is an artist, a Brazilian folk dancer, a puppet maker and the former host of a Spanish-language storytelling radio show for children. She grew up in Mexico and now lives with her husband, son and cat in Northern California. Tony Johnston is the award-winning author of more than 100 beloved children's books. She lives with her family in San Marino, California, where she grew up.