This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Great Stone Face Book Award. It was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Nevada Young Readers' Award. It also was recognised in the Chapter Book category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award. It was recognised by the West Virginia Children's Book Award.

There are 240 pages in this book. This is a chapter book. Publishers market early chapter books at readers aged 6-10 years. This book was published 1988 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Roald Dahl was born in Wales of Norwegian parents the child of a second marriage. His father and elder sister died when Roald was just three. His mother was left to raise two stepchildren and her own four children. Roald was her only son. He had an unhappy time at school and this influenced his writing greatly. He once said that what distinguished him from most other childrens writers was this business of remembering what it was like to be young. Many of his books have been turned into films - Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG, The Witches, James and The Giant Peach, Esia Trot, Fantastic Mr Fox. Roalds childhood and schooldays are the subject of his autobiography Boy. https://www. roalddahl. com/ QUENTIN BLAKE is Britain's leading illustrator, and was chosen as the first Children's Laureate.