PreK-8

Once upon a time, in a magical land filled with fairies, dragons, and knights, a young waiter at the Fat Ogre Inn accidentally gets transferred the powers belonging to the evil wizard Calderaus. He doesn't know how to use them and Calderaus wants them...

Once upon a time, in a magical land, a king and queen had a daughter. Worried about her future, the monarchs decide to find her a husband. They organize a contest for only the bravest of the brave. Whoever obtains the Grand Wizard's scepter will win...

Once upon a time, in a magical land filled with fairies, dragons, and knights, a young waiter at the Fat Ogre Inn accidentally gets transferred the powers belonging to the evil wizard Calderaus. He doesn't know how to use them and Calderaus wants them...

Divided into three sections, this exquisitely written book pays homage everyday items, books, and to things in which few find poetry, including bad memories and trains. Interviews with the author and the illustrator appear at the end.