This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Michigan Notable Books. It was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Delaware Diamonds Award. It also was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the William Allen White Childens Book Award. It was recognised in the Junior category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award. Also it was recognised in the Younger Children category by the Jane Addams Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Nonfiction Picture Book category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal.

This book has been graded for interest at 5-9 years.

There are 40 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 Hyperion Books for Children .

Lita Judge is the author-illustrator for over a dozen fiction and nonfiction picture books which have received numerous awards including the Jane Addams Honor, ALA Notables, and Kirkus Best Books list. She lives in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Visit litaJudge. net.