This book has been graded for interest at 6-10 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books .

Robert Burleigh has written many acclaimed books for children, including Seurat and la Grande Jatte: Connecting the Dots and Chocolate: Riches fromthe Rainforest. Edie Colon is an elementary school teacher in New York state. She emigrated from Cuba at age 5. This story is based on her childhood.