This book was recognised by the Buckaroo Book Award.

This book was published 1997 by Hyperion .

Pamela Duncan Edwards grew up in the Wirral, but has spent most of her adult life in the USA. She worked as a children's librarian before becoming a writer and is now the bestselling author of over 30 children's books, including for Macmillan: I'M BIG ENOUGH NOW (978-0-333-99049-0) TEDDY BEAR HIDE-AND-SEEK (978-0-230-01442-8) and CATCH THAT KITTEN (978-0-333-96445-3). This is her second collaboration with illustrator, Deborah Allwright.