Synopses & Reviews
Moongobble has successfully completed two of his three Mighty Tasks: He's collected the Golden Acorns of Alcoona and bottled the tears of the Weeping Werewolf. There's only one more Mighty Task to go, then Moongobble will become a member of the Society of Magicians. But this might be the most difficult one of them all. Moongobble must go deep into the Forest of Boodle to recover the Queen's Belly Button, a magical stone that was plucked off an ancient statue by a band of elves. The Belly Button has the power to tempt its owner to do evil things -- and those elves have been causing trouble left and right. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Moongobble enlists the help of Edward, Urk, the Rusty Knight, Fireball the Dragon, and Arfur, an old friend. Even with their help, this task won't be easy. Anyone who attempts to steal the Belly Button and fails will be turned into stone! Will Moongobble be able to successfully steal the stone and resist its powers?
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andlt;divandgt; "Kids who are too young for
Harry Potter or the
Lord of the Rings series can cut their teeth on this fantasy."
-- Children's Literature
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"Kids who are too young for andlt;iandgt;Harry Potterandlt;/iandgt; or the andlt;iandgt;Lord of the Ringsandlt;/iandgt; series can cut their teeth on this fantasy." andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; -- andlt;iandgt;Children's Literatureandlt;/iandgt;
About the Author
Bruce Coville was born in Syracuse, New York, in 1950. Before getting published he earned his living as a toymaker, a gravedigger, a cookware salesman, an assembly line worker, and finally as an elementary school teacher. Bruce has published more than 100 books, which have appeared in over a dozen countries around the world and sold more than 16 million copies. Among his most popular titles are andlt;iandgt;My Teacher Is an Alienandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Into the Land of the Unicornsandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;The Monsterand#8217;s Ringandlt;/iandgt;. In 2001 he founded Full Cast Audio, an audiobook company dedicated to creating unabridged, full cast recordings of the best in childrenand#8217;s and young adult literature. Bruce lives in Syracuse with his wife, Katherine, who has illustrated many of his books. For more information about Bruce, check out BruceCoville.com.andlt;Bandgt;Katherine Covilleandlt;/Bandgt; is an artist, a sculptor, and a doll maker who specializes in highly detailed images of creatures never before seen in this world. She has illustrated several books written by her husband, Bruce Coville, including andlt;Iandgt;Goblins in the Castle, Aliens Ate My Homework,andlt;/Iandgt; and the Space Brat series.andlt;BRandgt;Bruce and Katherine live in Syracuse, New York, with a varying assortment of pets and children.