This book is part of a book series called Picture Puffin .

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 1997 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Ted Lewin is a distinguished American artist who travels the world gathering material for his work. He lives in New York. Sheldon Oberman (deceased)is the author of "The Always Prayer Shawl, "illustrated by Ted Lewin, winner of the National Jewish Book Award and the Sydney Taylor Award, among other honors.