This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Ladybug Picture Book Award. It was recognised in the Primary School category by the Golden Sower Award. It also was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Grand Canyon Reader Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Beehive Award. Also it was recognised in the Picture Book category by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award. It was recognised by the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award. It was recognised by the Monarch Award. It was recognised in the Grades K-3 category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award.

This book is part of a book series called Paula Wiseman .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

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 Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing .

Judy Sierra holds a Ph. D. in folklore from UCLA. She is the author of many esteemed children's books, including Nursery Tales Around the World, winner of the Aesop Prize from the American Folklore Society, and Good Night, Dinosaurs. She is also the reteller/compiler of several books of folklore for teachers and storytellers. Ms. Sierra lives in Northern California. Stephen Gammell created the drawings for "Thunder at Gettysburg "in 1975. Winner of the Caldecott Medal, he is also the author-illustrator of many books, including "Twigboy. "He lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota.