All hail my absolute favorite book of all time! I found this in a little bookshop in Edinburgh when I was eight and it hasn’t left my side since. All 700 something pages of it. it might seem too long, but the imaginative and vibrant story and cast of characters just sucks you in. Like Bluebear notes in the preface, who could froget the Minipirates, the Hobgoblins, the Troglotroll, the Babbling Billows, the captive mirage, the Eternal Tornado, the gelatine prince from the 2364th dimension, the professor with seven brains, the Duel of Lies, Cogitating Quicksand, Gourmet Island, the Invisibles and the Valley of Discarded Ideas, to name of few.
And that’s only part of it. This is a truly imaginative tale; Walter Moers is one the greatest writers in the world. Plus, he addeds hilarious and well drawn illustrations to the story’s quirky plot. Oddly, this book is not published in America . . .
For heavens sake, it has been translated into JAPANESE! Get to it America.

This book is SO original! A very fun and refreshing read!