This book has been graded for interest at 5+ years.

This book was published 1999 by HarperCollins .

Marianna Mayer has written many distinguished books for children. She lives in Connecticut. Lynn Bywaters is the illustrator of several popular books for children, including Sleeping Beauty retold by Samantha Easton and Goldilocks and the Three Bears retold by Lynn Ferris. She lives in Connecticut.