This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Pat Conroy Southern Book Award. It was recognised in the Preschool category by the Nappa Gold Award. It also was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Young Hoosier Book Award. It was recognised by the Christopher Award. Also it was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award. It was recognised by the Florida Book Award. It was recognised by the Ladybug Picture Book Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award. It was recognised in the Grades K-3 category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award.

This book is aimed at children in preschool.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 56 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 2012 by Simon & Schuster .

William Joyce lives with his wife and two children in Louisiana, USA.