This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Parents' Choice Award. It was recognised in the Illustrated category by the Book Sense Book of the Year Award. It also was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Colorado Book Award.

This book is part of a book series called Larue Books .

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 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 2004 by Scholastic Press .

Mark Teague is an award-winning children's book author and illustrator whose books include the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling How Do Dinosaurs. series, the LaRue series, FIREHOUSE!, FUNNY FARM, and many other humorous picture books. Mark lives in New York state with his wife and their two daughters.