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 2001 by Houghton Mifflin .

Karen Hesse won the Newbery Medal in 1998 for her ovel Out of the Dust. Her other acclaimed books include Witness, winner of the Christopher Medal; The Music of Dolphin's; Just Juice and Come on Rain (all Scholastic USA). Wendy Watson has written and illustrated many acclaimed books for children including Father Fox's Penny Rhymes, which was nominated for a National Book Award in the USA.