There’s romance as well as comedy in this eye-catching book. Lazlo loves the girl playing Alice in a theatre production of Alice in Wonderland and he’s got a front row seat for the show. As Lazlo strolls into the theatre with the red rose he’s bought for her a cheeky cat snatches the rose and runs into the theatre through the stage door. Lazlo chases it through the props room, the orchestra, even across the stage, disrupting the Mad Hatter’s tea party, until at last he gets the rose back, and a kiss from his sweetheart. Busy scenes are depicted in intricate black and white illustrations, details picked out in splashes of colour, and there’s lots to spot. As much a tribute to Alice in Wonderland as a comedy caper, and a delight from start to finish. ~Andrea Reece
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?
Steve Light is the author-illustrator of many books for children, including The Christmas Giant and Zephyr Takes Flight. Upon graduating from Pratt Institute he did corporate illustrations for companies such as: AT&T, Sony Films, and the New York Times Book Review.
He also makes sculptures and toys out of wood. Steve lives in New York City.
