This book was recognised in the Fiction - Transitional category by the Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award.

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

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Jon Scieszka is best known for his bestselling picture books, including The True Story of the Three Little Pigs! and The Stinky Cheese Man . He is also the founder of guysread. com and a champion force behind guyslisten. com, and was the first National Ambassador of Young People's Literature. He lives in Brooklyn.