There are 96 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 1983 by Macmillan Education .

Sir Philip Sherlock is a professor at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica. Marcia Brown, one of the most honored illustrators in children's literature, is a three-time Caldecott Medalist and six-time Caldecott Honor illustrator, as well as winner of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for the body of her work. She lives in Laguna Hills, California.