This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

This book was published 2003 by HarperCollins .

LINDA SMITH was "Mrs. Biddlebox" during her two-year battle with breast cancer. She died on June 28, 2000, but left behind a world of language, love, and good humor that shines through her picture books. Pamela Jane is the author of more than thirty picture books and chapter books for children, including Little Goblins Ten, also illustrated by Jane Manning, and Noelle of the Nutcracker, illustrated by Jan Brett. She lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with her husband, daughter, and their cat, Noelle. Jane Manning is the illustrator of dozens of children's books, including the I Can Read! Books Baa-Choo! by Sarah Weeks and the New York Times bestselling The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches by Alice Low. She currently lives in Deep River, Connecticut.