This book was recognised in the Horn Book Award - Picture Book category by the Boston Globe. It was recognised by the Massachusetts Book Award.

This book is part of a book series called Little Rat .

There are 48 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 2002 by Elsevier Australia .

Molly Bang is the author of three Caldecott Honor-winning titles: Ten, Nine, Eight; The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher; and When Sophie Gets Angry. Really, Really Angry. Her other top-selling books include The Paper Crane and Little Rat Sets Sail. MONIKA BANG-CAMPBELL is the author of the Little Rat series. She lives on Cape Cod, in Massachusetts. MOLLY BANG has written and illustrated more than twenty books for children, including three Caldecott Honor recipients: When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Really Angry . ; Ten, Nine, Eight; and The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher . She lives near the ocean in Massachusetts.