Alice the amazing is a bat. She is a whirling twirling acrobat who befriends an old toad who is no longer able to hop-a-long quickly to catch bugs. Alice the acrobat gets an amazing idea. Alice the Amazing Acrobat is a whimsical, exuberant rhyming story that is full of heart. This book is a mother/son creation because the author's son is the book's illustrator. The book also offers surprise pages for your children to color.