There are 32 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 1994 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Toby Forward was born in Coventry. A parish priest, he now divides his time between the church and writing picture books and fiction for children, such as the widely acclaimed Wyvern Quartet. Toby lives with his wife near Hull. Juan Wijngaard, whose parents are Dutch, was born in South America. He came to London in 1970 and studied illustration at the Royal College of Art. He has won the Mother Goose Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal.