This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Young Hoosier Book Award. It was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Keystone to Reading Book Award. It also was recognised in the Picture Book - Older Reader category by the California Young Reader Medal. It was recognised in the Elementary category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award. Also it was recognised by the Rhode Island Book Awards.

This book has been graded for interest at 6-8 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 2011 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Larry Day is the award-winning illustrator of over twenty-five picture books, both fiction and nonfiction. He was born and raised in Gibson City, Illinois, where he flunked high school art before becoming a storyboard artist and picture book illustrator. Day currently lives in Illinois with his wife, author Miriam Busch.