This book was recognised in the Picture Book of the Year category by the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Children's Choice Award.

This book is part of a book series called Viking Kestrel Picture .

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 1998 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Pamela Allen has produced thirty seven picture books in the twenty seven years she has been writing and illustrating. She has won numerous awards and many of her titles have earned classic status.