This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the New Mexico Book Award. It was recognised in the Illustrated category by the Governor General's Literary Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 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 2008 by Groundwood Books .