This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Picture Book Text category by the Golden Kite. It was recognised in the Primary School category by the Keystone to Reading Book Award. It also was recognised by the Charlotte Zolotow 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 2012 by Candlewick Press, U. S. .

Mara Rockliff has authored many books for children, including: Anything But Ordinary Addie: The True Story of Adelaide Herrmann, Queen of Magic ; Around America to Win the Vote ; and Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France . She lives in Pennsylvania. William Low is the author and illustrator of Machines Go to Work in the City , Chinatown , and the New York Times Best Illustrated Book Old Penn Station. Mr. Low is a four-time silver medal winner at the Society of Illustrators. He teaches at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.