This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Grand Canyon Reader Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award. It also was recognised by the Monarch Award. It was recognised by the Texas Reading List. Also it was recognised in the Illustrator category by the Pura Belpre Honor for Illustration.

There are 32 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 Charlesbridge Publishing, U. S. .