This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 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 2000 by iynx publishing .

Mairi Hedderwick is an artist and children s author. She lives on the Hebridean Island of Coll. " Tom Pow is a highly regarded Scottish poet. His poetry has won numerous awards and been widely anthologised.