Total Mayhem #4 Thursday: War of the Waterslides

Ages 7 to 10, Grades 2 to 5

Book four in the hilarious and action-packed Total Mayhem series from New York Times bestselling author Ralph Lazar, starring Dash Candoo, an ingenious problem-solver, with fantastic friends and a bottomless backpack of brilliant gadgets.

About the Author

Ralph Lazar was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and studied law and economics at the University of Cape Town and the London School of Economics. After several years of working in finance, Ralph moved with his wife-to-be Lisa Swerling to a tiny tropical island in the Seychelles (population of 52), where they (very remotely) started their illustration licensing business Last Lemon. Later based in London and now northern California, they have worked with many publishers including Scholastic, Chronicle Books, Penguin Random House, and Andrews McMeel in the US, and HarperCollins and DK in the UK. Ralph and Lisa's creations include the illustrated project Happiness Is..., which has been translated into over 20 languages and has over 3 million followers online, and the New York Times bestseller, Me Without You. To learn more about Ralph's hilarious new chapter book series, visit total-mayhem.com.