This book was recognised by the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award.

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

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 2012 by Orchard Books .

Steve Metzger is the award-winning author of more than sixty children's books, including Pluto Visits Earth! ("ABC Best Books for Children"), Detective Blue ("Librarians Choice" selection), and The Ice Cream King. He lives in New York City with his wife and daughter. Alison Edgson was born in County Down in Northern Ireland and now lives near Newport in Wales. When she's not illustrating children's books, Alison spends most of her free time chasing her chickens out of the vegetable garden and brushing the cat, and loves walking her dogs in the countryside.