This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award. It was recognised by the Bluebonnet Award. It also was recognised by the West Virginia Children's Book Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 5-9 years.

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 2011 by Disney-Hyperion .

Sara Pennypacker is the author of the award-winning, New York Times best-selling Clementine series, the novel `Summer of the Gypsy Moths', and the picture books `Pierre in Love', `Sparrow Girl', and `Meet the Dullards'. She lives in the US. You can visit her online at www. sarapennypacker. com.