Her sentences and dialogue bounce along, telling the story with sharp clarity and seemingly boundless imagination” – The BookLife Prize “Smith’s vibrant comic prose distinguishes Mulrox and the Malcognitos. “A fun read for all ages that’s funny, charming, and an all-around delight” – Liz Konkel for Readers’ Favorite “An original and witty adventure that celebrates the imagination… Her wonderfully expressive, inventive vocabulary resembles that in Norman Juster’s The Phantom Tollbooth(1961), with an ogre flavor all its own.” – Kirkus Reviews Join Mulrox and his friends for a wild ride full of antics, strange new creatures, and lots of bad poetry. If you like prophetic rodents, spellbinding sneezes, and ferocious sheep you’ll love this book. Frank Baum, Bruce Coville, and Roald Dahl will delight in this middle grade fantasy novel about embracing your imperfections. 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.įans of L. Unfortunately, all of his ideas are rotten.īut 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. Mulrox the ogre harbors a secret desire to become the world’s greatest poet. A bad idea is nothing to worry about… Until it knocks on your door
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