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Canlandia

Steve Richardson Fiona Sansom

9780978642235
152 pages
Impossible Dreams Publishing
Overview
When Logan sneaks into the laboratory of a very peculiar professor, he is accidentally transported to the magical world of Canlandia, where lollipop gargoyles, toffee giants, and deadly marzipan dragons lurk in peppermint forests and rock candy canyons. To Logan's astonishment, the Canlandians and their queen welcome him as a wizard foretold in an ancient prophecy - a wizard who will save Canlandia from the evil Baron von Jawbreaker and his army of mad gobstoppers. In no time, Logan finds himself starting on a secret mission with Butterbrickle, a girl of his own age, who happens to be Canlandia's bravest warrior. With the queen's army decimated, Logan and Butterbrickle must cross the continent alone in a desperate quest to steal the baron's secret weapon: the magical Sapphire Sugar Crystal. There's only one problem - the journey is too dangerous for anyone to survive.
Author Bio
Steve Richardson is an award-winning author living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is currently the New Mexico manager for M.J. Thomas Photography. He is the author of two other books: include Lavender Blue and the Faeries of Galtee Wood, illustrated by Larry MacDougall and Billy's Mountain, illustrated by Herb Leonhard. Lavender Blue won the Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for best in juvenile fiction in 2013. Other books soon to be published are Paisley Rabbit and the Treehouse Contest, illustrated by Patricia MacDougall, and Legends of New Mexico, illustrated by John Walker.

Fiona Sansom studied illustration at Kingston University, graduating with a BA in 2004. Based in London, she works full-time as a freelance illustrator. Fiona endeavors to create images that are painterly, colorful, and full of character; her favorite themes are fantasy, fairy tales, and mythology.