ɪt wʌz pˈʌblɪʃt baɪ dˈʌbəldˌeɪ lˈeɪɾɚ ɹᵻlˈiːst baɪ jˈɪɹlɪŋ bˈʊks ænd wʌzðə wˈɪnɚɹ ʌvðə wˈɪljəm ˈælən wˈaɪt bˈʊk ɐwˈɔːɹd ænd ðə kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə jˈʌŋ ɹˈiːdɚ mˈɛdəl.
It was published by Doubleday (later released by Yearling Books) and was the winner of the William Allen White Book Award and the California Young Reader Medal.