This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Primary School category by the Golden Sower Award. It also was recognised in the Grades K-2 category by the Kentucky Blue Grass Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award. Also it was recognised by the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award. It was recognised by the Monarch Award.

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-7 years.

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 2010 by Henry Holt & Company .

Tom Lichtenheld has illustrated many children's books, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site and Steam Train, Dream Train . He lives in Geneva, Illinois.