Sheree Fitch has read this book to audiences from sea to sea to sea in Canada, in the Himalayas, and along the eastern coast of Africa. Her first two books, Toes in My Nose and Sleeping Dragons All Around, launched her career as a poet, rhymster, and a "kind of Canadian female Dr. Seuss." Fitch has won almost every major award for Canadian children's literature since then, including the 2000 Vicky Metcalf Award for a Body of Work Inspirational to Canadian Children. She has over twenty-five books to her credit. Her adult novel, Kiss The Joy As It Flies (2008), was met with critical praise and became a Canadian bestseller within eight weeks. Fitch's home base is the east coast of Canada. She dances with dragons daily.
This award-winning bestseller returns in a new hardcover edition to spark the imagination of a whole new generation. Fitch’s celebrated lipslippery poetry and Nidenoff’s colourful illustrations blend to make one of the most delightful children’s books ever published in Canada. First published in 1989 by Doubleday Canada.
Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. 2010.