Steve Light – författare

The garbage truck goes, brrrrrrrr screetch beep-beep-beep crunch crunch crunch. The fire engine goes, whee-ooo whee-ooo whee-ooo. The excavator goes, verrrrp verrrrp jigga jigga vrrrrummmmm. Seven popular vehicles grumble, roar, and crunch their way through this very simple, graphically appealing board book. It is perfect for the young construction and emergency vehicle enthusiast.

Have you seen my socks? What about my lunch box? I need them to get ready – it’s time for school!From the creator of Have You Seen My Dragon? and Have You Seen My Monster? comes a colourful search-and-find board book for the very youngest of readers. It’s almost time for school, and this little boy’s things are lying all over the place! Among the missing things are some pink socks, a purple robot and a green book... Can you help him spot and collect everything he needs in time to hop on the bus?

From Steve Light, the creator of Have You Seen My Dragon?, Have You Seen My Monster? and Swap!, comes a riotous romp backstage at the theatre! Lazlo is in love. So, with the perfect red rose in hand, he sets off to the theatre, where the girl of his dreams is starring in Alice in Wonderland. But when a cat snatches the flower and dashes backstage, Lazlo is in for a bit of bad luck. And it’s no wonder, since, at the Peacock Theatre, they’ve broken every superstitious rule in the book. The chase is on – past the tailor, into the orchestra, over the prop table … even through the Mad Hatter’s tea party! Will Lazlo catch the cheeky kitty in time to present the flower to his lady love?

A bold and beautiful concept book that plays with opposites and reversals.One cat is long, stretching out, and the other cat is short, crouching. When both perch in a window, one tail is straight, the other one curly. One has an empty plate, and the other a full one. With a mouse to entertain them, sometimes lost, sometimes found, they move through the day, until one cat is awake and the other asleep ... but for how long? With enchanting ink illustrations full of pure colour, simple shapes, and an elegant use of negative and positive space, this concept board book for the youngest of readers is a joy to behold – and as graceful as a leaping cat.

The helicopter goes, "PITTATATATA PITTATATATA PITTATATATA." The jumbo jet goes, "Wheeeeeeeee VRRRRRRRRRRUUUHHHHHHHHHMMM." The propeller plane goes, "HUK HUK HUK WHIRRRRRRR WHIRRRRRR." Prepare for lift-off with 8 exciting aircraft and the noises they make in this irresistible board book! The long, oversized format lends itself to the shape of the vehicles and stands out on the shelf and the boisterous text begs to be read aloud.