ðə bˈʊk wʌz mˌeɪd ˌɪntʊ ðə mˈuːvi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən baɪ ˈɛdʒ pɹədˈʌkʃənz ɪn sˌæskɐtˈuːn, sˈæskɐtʃˌuːən ænd ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ lˈɪmɪɾᵻd θiːˈætɹɪkəl ɹᵻlˈiːs ɪn bˈoʊθ kˈænədə ænd ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ænd wʌz ɹᵻlˈiːst ˌɔn hˈoʊm vˈɪdɪoʊ ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts baɪ wˈɔlt dˈɪzni hˈoʊm vˈɪdɪoʊ, ɐ sʌbsˈɪdjɚɹi ʌv bjˈuːənə vˈɪstə hˈoʊm ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnmənt, ˈɪŋk.
The book was made into the movie in 1997 by Edge Productions in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and received a limited theatrical release in both Canada and the United States in 1998 and was released on home video in the United States by Walt Disney Home Video, a subsidiary of Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc.