This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Young Hoosier Book Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 6-8 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 2010 by Holiday House .

Stephanie Roth Sisson is an artist who has illustrated many books for children, including Star Stuff , a picture book biography of Carl Sagan. She divides her time between Mauritius, Africa, and Sarasota, Florida. Robin Pulver is the author over twenty picture books, including Punctuation Takes a Vacation , Nouns and Verbs Have a Field Day , and Silent Letters Loud and Clear . She lives in New York State.