This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Ladybug Picture Book Award. It was recognised in the Grades K-3 category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award. It also was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Colorado Book Award. It was recognised by the Eb White Read Aloud Award. The E. B. White Read Aloud Award was established in 2004 by The Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC) to honor books that its membership felt embodied the universal read aloud standards that were created by the work of the beloved author E. B. White. In 2006 the award was expanded into two categories: The E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture Books, and The E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers. Titles are nominated for the award by ABC booksellers, and then the final decision is made by a committee of booksellers that meets annually in February. Also it was recognised by the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award. It was recognised by the Monarch Award.

This book is part of a book series called Skippyjon Jones .

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 2006 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Judith Byron Schachner has written and illustrated several books for Dutton. She lives with her family and their cats in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.