Synopses & Reviews
andlt;Bandgt;Edward is bored with life in the little town of Pigbone.andlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Then Moongobble the Magician and his faithful toad, Urk, move into the cottage on the hill. andlt;BRandgt; Soon Edward has a job helping Moongobble. And Moongobble needs a lot of help, because it turns out he is not a very good magician. (His spells keep turning things into cheese!) andlt;BRandgt; Edward has never been so busy -- or so happy. But then someone threatens to stop Moongobble from ever casting another spell. Edward can't let that happen. He'll do anything to save his friend's magic -- even face the deadly, dreaded Dragon of Doom!
Review
"The story is fast paced, and cliff-hanger endings will keep youngsters turning the pages....Purchase this title for those fans of Harry Potter who need something easier, shorter, and less complicated to read on their own."andlt;BRandgt; -- andlt;Iandgt;School Library Journalandlt;/Iandgt;
Synopsis
Edward is bored with life in the little town of Pigbone. Then Moongobble the Magician and his faithful toad, Urk, move into the cottage on the hill.
Soon Edward has a job helping Moongobble. And Moongobble needs a lot of help, because it turns out he is not a very good magician. (His spells keep turning things into cheese!)
Edward has never been so busy -- or so happy. But then someone threatens to stop Moongobble from ever casting another spell. Edward can't let that happen. He'll do anything to save his friend's magic -- even face the deadly, dreaded Dragon of Doom!
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.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS 1. The Cottage on the Hill
2. Cheese!
3. Moongobble
4. Helping Moongobble
5. A Problem
6. Fazwad the Mighty
7. The Rusty Knight
8. Getting Ready
9. The Dragon's Cave
10. Another Mistake
11. I Do Some Sneaking
12. The Dragon of Doom
13. Back to the Cottage