. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

This is a chapter book. Publishers market early chapter books at readers aged 6-10 years. This book was published 2009 by Putnam Publishing Group .

David Roberts was born in Liverpool. He studied fashion and worked in the industry for several years before going on to illustrate children's books. He has also published Dirty Bertie with Little Tiger Press. Daren King's first adult novel Boxy an Star was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and his first children's book Mouse Noses on Toast won the Nestle Children's Gold Prize. He lives in Dublin.