This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 6-8 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 2011 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

David LaRochelle is the author of many books for young people. Jeremy Tankard is the author and illustrator of wonderful and silly books for children. Paul Meisel has illustrated many books for children, including Why Are the Ice Caps Melting?, Energy Makes Things Happen, and What Happens to Our Trash? in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. He lives in Newtown, Connecticut.