This book is part of a book series called Picture Ladybirds .

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 1996 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Martin Waddell is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest living writers of books for children. He has won many awards for his work, including the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004. Claudio Munoz was born and raised in Chile. He is now a well respected children's illustrator whose Little Captain won the Prix Du Livre De La Mer Award. His books have also been shortlisted for the Smarties Prize and the Mother Goose Award. He now lives in England and is married to Jill Newsome. They have two daughters.