This book was recognised in the Grades 4-6 category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award.

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 109 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Putnam Publishing Group, U. S. .

Suzy Kline has written thirty-five previous Horrible Harry books. She is also the author of numerous popular children's books, including the Orp books and the Herbie Jones series. She taught elementary school for twenty-seven years and now does scores of school visits in addition to her writing. Amy Wummer has illustrated many children's books, including the Marvin Redpost series by Louis Sachar and a number of previous books in the Horrible Harry series. She and her husband live in Reading, Pennsylvania, with their three children.