This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Horn Book Award - Picture Book category by the Boston Globe. It was recognised by the Monarch Award. It also was recognised in the Grades K-3 category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award. It was recognised by the Charlotte Zolotow Award. Also it was recognised in the Ages 7-10 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.

This book has been graded for interest at 3-6 years.

There are 48 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2013 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) .