This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the William Allen White Childens Book Award. It was recognised by the Agatha Award. The Agatha Awards, named for Agatha Christie, are literary awards for mystery and crime writers who write in the cozy mystery subgenre (i. e. closed setting, no sex or violence, amateur detective) and are awarded annually at the Malice Domestic Conference. It also was recognised by the Massachusetts Book Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Peachtree Publishing Company .

Kathleen Benner Duble wrote eight award-winning children's books beforeMadame Tussaud's Apprentice. All of her books involved some research, but only this one took her to Paris!