Steve Light

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  • Bibliography:
    24 Books
  • First Book:
    March 2002
  • Latest Book:
    March 2025
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Book List in Order: 24 titles

  • Puss in Boots

  • Uncle Sam: A Press-Out and Play Book

    Uncle Sam stands up for his country Inside the covers of this board book are two pages of extra-heavy board with press-out pieces that fit neatly together to create good old Uncle Sam, riding on a parade float and waving a flag for his admirers. His...

  • Shoemaker Extraordinaire

  • The Christmas Giant

    Creative thinking (and some clever recycling) help save the day in a sweet Christmas story that celebrates the shared pleasures of friendship. Humphrey is a giant, and Leetree, his best friend, is an elf. Together they love making wrapping paper f...

  • Trains Go

    The big steam train goes, “CHUGGA chugga chugga CHUGGA chugga chugga CHOO CHOOOOOOO!” The diesel train goes, “zooosh zooosh ZOOOOOOOOSH ding ding ding!” The American goes, “clang clang clang TOOT TOOT!” All aboard! Take a trip on eight no...

  • Diggers Go

    The excavator goes, "chumma chumma hufft hufft FALUMP." The steamroller goes, "CHUG chug CHUG chug moooooosh." The wrecking ball goes, "BOOOOOM!" Come on down to the construction site and make some noise with eight exciting construction vehicles as t...

  • Have You Seen My Dragon?

    Enter a fascinating, ornately drawn cityscape and help a boy find his dragon while counting objects from hot dogs to traffic lights. In the heart of the city, among the taxis and towers, a small boy travels uptown and down, searching for his frien...

  • Trucks Go

    The garbage truck goes, "BRRRRRRRR SCREETCH BEEP-BEEP-BEEP CRUNCH CRUNCH CRUNCH" The fire engine goes, "WHEE-OOO WHEE-OOO WHEE-OOO" The cement truck goes, "VERRRRP JIGGA JIGGA VRRRRUMMMMM" Seven popular vehicles grumble, roar, and crunch their wa...

  • Planes Go

    The helicopter goes, "PITTATATATA PITTATATATA PITTATATATA." The jumbo jet goes, "Wheeeeeeeee VRRRRRRRRRRUUUHHHHHHHHHMMM." The propeller plane goes, "HUK HUK HUK WHIRRRRRRR WHIRRRRRR." Prepare for liftoff with 8 exciting aircraft and the noises they m...



  • Boats Go

    All aboard! Sail away with 8 noisy boats, as they toot, chug, clang, and splash their way across the water! The sturdy pages feature a fireboat, tugboat, cruise ship, paddleboat, speedboat, sailboat, submarine, and gondola, and encourage young reader...

  • Swap!

    An old ship. A sad friend. A button ... An idea. Let’s SWAP! In a young scalawag's first tale of bartering, a peg-legged youngster sets out to help his captain repair his vessel. One button for three teacups. SWAP! Two teacups for four coils of ...

  • A New Home for the Rabbit Family

    This saga of a swiftly increasing family of rabbits in search of a new place to call their own, rendered in exquisitely detailed artwork featuring cut-outs and gatefolds, is a perfect book for small children whose families are moving to a new home.

  • Cars Go

    Little ones will enjoy revving up their reading with these eight noisy cars as they honk, clank, vroom, and zoom their way through this lively book! The sturdy pages feature a police car, pick-up truck, sports car, monster truck, and many more, accom...

  • Lucky Lazlo

    It’s curtains up on a delightful new production from Steve Light, whose intricate pen-and-ink style sets the stage for a romantic gesture gone comically awry.

    Lazlo is in love. He selects the perfect red rose and sets off to the theater to p...

  • Have You Seen My Lunch Box?

    It's almost time for school, and one small boy's things are strewn all over. Can he collect everything he needs in time to hop on the bus? Among the missing items are some pink socks, a purple robot, a green book, and more, all waiting to be spotted....

  • Black Bird Yellow Sun

    From the creator of "Have You Seen My Dragon?" comes an exploration of color that truly soars. As a solitary black bird wings its way through the day, little ones are treated to a magnificent flight from one vibrant color to another. Inimitable i...

  • Builders & Breakers

    Experience the bustling energy of an urban construction site with Steve Light’s colorful celebration of builders, breakers, and the machines they use. When their dad forgets his lunch box on his way to the construction site, a young brother and ...

  • Mama Tiger Tiger Cub

    Follow Mama Tiger throughout the day as she explores her world in a sweet, simple board book from Steve Light.

    Mama Tiger swims up a zigzag river full of slippery fish, climbs onto a shady branch of a big tree, and follows a bird into fragrant...

  • Up Cat Down Cat

    From the creator of the celebrated Black Bird Yellow Sun comes another bold and beautiful concept book, this time playing with opposites and reversals.

    Black cat. White cat. One is long, stretching out, and the other is short, crouching. When ...



  • Road Trip!

    Head over to Whiskers Hollow—the whimsically detailed new world from Steve Light—and hop in with Bear and friends for a fun road trip to Elephant’s Old Junk Tree.When Bear’s old truck needs a new headlight, there’s just ...

  • Gus and Sully Watch the Weather

    What’s the weather like today? Let’s see! Award-winning author-illustrator Steve Light, a preschool teacher himself, draws on a morning routine beloved by many young children. When Gus the rhino and Sully the mouse check out the weather e...

  • Have You Seen My Monster?

    “Gently educational and greatly entertaining.” —Kirkus ReviewsA little girl gallivants through a county fair, searching for her furry friend. Readers will surely spot the friendly monster as well as twenty shapes, identified here by...

  • Have You Seen My Monster? A Book of Shapes

    “Gently educational and greatly entertaining.” -- Kirkus Reviews A little girl gallivants through a county fair, searching for her furry friend. Readers will surely spot the friendly monster as well as twenty shapes, identified here by their pro...

  • Gus and Sully

    Good morning! The amiable pair are back to show us how they start their day in a sweet, funny story for little ones from award-winning creator Steve Light. Sully, wake up! We have to get ready. It’s time for Gus the rhino and Sully the mouse to...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Steve Light has published 24 books.

The next book by Steve Light, Gus and Sully, will be published in March 2025.

The first book by Steve Light, Puss in Boots, was published in March 2002.

No. Steve Light does not write books in series.
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