There are 20 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 2000 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .

Michael O. Tunnell is the author of several books for young readers, as well as educational books in the field of children's literature. A longtime scholar of Lloyd Alexander's work and a professor of children's literature at Brigham Young University, Mr. Tunnell lives in Orem, Utah. Kevin O'Malley has written and/or illustrated over fifty books, including Little Buggy Runs Away and the Miss Malarkey books by Judy Finchler. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.