This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Grades K-2 category by the Delaware Diamonds Award.

This book is part of a book series called Melanie Kroupa .

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

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 2006 by Farrar Straus Giroux .

Robin Cruise is the author of the picture books Bartleby Speaks and Little Mama Forgets . She lives in the Pacific Northwest.