This is volume 26 in Read Alone .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read. This reading scheme is not levelled.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 1996 by Hachette Children's Group .

Valerie Wilding has been writing for 20 years and has written many books for all age ranges. She is the author of the Secret Diaries series, publishing April 2006. This is her first Banana. She lives in Alton, Hampshire. Maria Maddocks has illustrated two board books about vehicles for Ladybird previously. This is her first Banana.