This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Young Hoosier Book Award. It was recognised in the Primary School category by the Keystone to Reading Book Award.

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

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 2004 by Houghton Mifflin .

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Laura now lives in Los Angeles, California. Lynn Munsinger is a popular illustrator.