This book 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 Junior Library Guild Selection .

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

This book was published 2003 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers .

Lisa Campbell Ernst has written and illustrated many popular children's books, including The Turn-Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book; Hannah Mae O'Hannigan's Wild West Show; Goldilocks Returns, her own version of "Little Red Riding Hood"; and Stella Louella's Runaway Book. She lives in Kansas City, Missouri, with her husband, Lee, and their two daughters, Elizabeth and Allison.