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

There are 56 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 2005 by Scholastic Australia .

Gail de Marcken is the illustrator of many books for children, including The Quiltmaker's Gift , The Quiltmaker's Journey , Miss Hunnicutt's Hat, and The Nutcracker and the Mouse King . She and her husband live year-round in the woods near Ely, Minnesota.