This book was recognised by the Robert F Sibert Informational Book Award.

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Roaring Brook Press .

Shane Burcaw is a twenty-one-year-old with spinal muscular atrophy. He is currently a junior at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, studying English. Shane runs a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising money for muscular dystrophy research. Matt Carr has worked in design for over fifteen years. Superbat is his first picture book. He lives in England.