This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Horn Book Award - Picture Book category by the Boston Globe. It was recognised in the Primary School category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award. It also was recognised by the Monarch Award. It was recognised in the Ages 0-7 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens. Also it was recognised by the Texas Reading List.

This book is part of a book series called Dog And Bear .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-7 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 2007 by Roaring Brook Press .

Laura Vaccaro Seeger is a New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, and winner of the Caldecott Honor Award for First the Egg. Laura lives in Rockville Centre, New York, with her husband, Chris, their two sons, Drew and Dylan, and their dog, Copper.