This book was recognised by the Americas Award. It was recognised in the Illustrator category by the Pura Belpre Honor for Illustration.

There are 40 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 2014 by Chronicle Books .

Roseanne Thong is an English teacher who divides her time between Southern California and Hong Kong. Grace Lin graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design.