This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Young Hoosier Book Award. It was recognised in the Primary School category by the Keystone to Reading Book Award. It also was recognised in the Picture Book category by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award.

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-6 years.

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 2004 by Dutton Juvenile .

KAY WINTERS was a teacher and college instructor before becoming a children's book author. She cowrote the award-winning Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books. She lives in Quakertown, Pennsylvania.