This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 85 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Henry Holt & Company .

Peter McCarty is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including Fall Ball , Jeremy Draws a Monster , and the Caldecott honor-winning Hondo & Fabian . He lives with his family in upstate New York. David Getz is the award-winning author of the middle-grade novels Thin Air and Almost Famous , and the nonfiction books Life on Mars and Frozen Girl . When not writing, Mr. Getz works as an elementary-school principal in New York City.