This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Booksellers' Choice Award. It was recognised by the Buckaroo Book Award. It also was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award. Also it was recognised by the Red Clover Award.

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 1997 by Scholastic US .