This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Picture Book Text category by the Golden Kite. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Young Hoosier Book Award. It also was recognised in the Storyteller category by the Spur Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award. Also it was recognised in the Picture Book category by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award. It was recognised by the West Virginia Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Grades K-3 category by the Volunteer State Book Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award. It was recognised by the Oregon Book Award. It was recognised by the Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award.

There are 40 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 2004 by Simon & Schuster .

Nancy Carpenter is the acclaimed illustrator of Fannie in the Kitchen, as well as Masai and I, Sitti's Secrets, and Loud Emily, among other books. She lives with her husband, daughter, and cat in Brooklyn, New York.