This book was recognised by the Star of the North Picture Book Award. It was recognised by the Charlotte Zolotow Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 3-7 years.

There are 24 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 2013 by Viking Books for Young Readers .

Shane W. Evans is the illustrator of numerous award-winning books for children, including We March , Underground, Mixed Me! , and Chocolate Me! He lives with his family in Kansas City, Missouri, where he also runs an art and community events studio. Tameka Brown is a teacher's assistant at a Montessori school. This is her first book. Charlotte Riley Webb is the illustrator of The Entrance Place of Wonders: Poems of the Harlem Renaissance and Sweet Potato Pie.