Mulrox and the Malcognitos

By Kerelyn Smith

Book Overview

A wildly fun adventure about friendship, imagination, and embracing your imperfections.

When an ogre poet's bad ideas come to life, he must go on a quest to save them before his world descends into chaos.

For ages 8-12, fans of The Phantom Tollbooth, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz will delight in this wacky and insightful children's fantasy novel.

A bad idea is nothing to worry about... until it knocks on your door.

Mulrox the ogre harbors a secret desire to become the world's greatest poet. Unfortunately, all of his ideas are rotten.

But when his terrible ideas come to life, Mulrox soon finds himself on a quest to protect the very ideas he loathes, the malcognitos as they call themselves. Accompanied by his sassy pet toad, quirky neighbor, and a hoard of mischievous bad ideas, Mulrox must travel to the malcognitos' realm, uncover the mystery of the beast hunting them, and return home in time to deliver the best poem of his life.

If you like prophetic rodents, spellbinding sneezes, and ferocious sheep, you'll love this book.

Join Mulrox and his friends for a wild ride full of antics, strange new creatures, and lots of bad poetry.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1734216905
• ISBN13: 9781734216905
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Fog Field Press
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7