This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Young Hoosier Book Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Beehive Award. It also was recognised in the Ages 0-7 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 68 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 2011 by Balzer & Bray/Harperteen .

Mo Willems is a five-time Emmy Award-winning writer and animator for "Sesame Street" and the creator of Cartoon Network's "Sheep in the Big City". He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.