This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Buckaroo Book Award. It was recognised by the Americas Award. It also was recognised in the Illustrator category by the Pura Belpre Honor for Illustration.

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 2013 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .

Monica Brown, Ph. D. is the author of many award winning books for children, including Waiting for the Biblioburro , and Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina . Monica's books are inspired by her Peruvian and Jewish heritage and desire to bring diverse stories to children.