This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Best Picture Book category by the Kirkus Award. It was recognised by the Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year. It also was recognised by the Children's Africana Best Book Award.

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

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 2019 by Lantana Publishing .