This book was recognised in the Junior category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award. It was recognised by the Minnesota Book Award.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .

Lisa Westberg Peters has written several books for children. She lives with her family in Minnesota, USA, where she walks around a lake near her home at all times of year, in all weather. The story of this particular little duck grew out of one of those cold walks. Sam Williams has written and illustrated many children's books. He has illustrated a series of Buggy Buddies for Macmillan, to be published in June 2001 (0 333 90246 7, 0 333 90247 5, 0 333 90248 3, 0 333 90249 1). He lives with his wife and three children in Hertfordshire.