There are 144 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 1997 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Pat Thomson is a well-known author of titles for children beginning to read, particularly for her Share-A-Story titles for Puffin. She is also a part time librarian at a College of Further Education. Kate Sheppard went to the same art college as David Hockney. She has illustrated well over 100 volumes. The quirkier the book, the more fun Kate has with the drawings.