Outer Banks Publishing Group (OBXPG) recently signed Dutch author Koos Verkaik’s Alex and the Wolpertinger children’s series. The first book in the seven-book plus series, The Monster Inn, will be published in May/June.
Koos is the author of over 60 books from children’s series to scfi. He is also the author of the Saladin the Wonder Horse children’s series also published by OBXPG. Koos announced the news to Alex and characters in the series. Their conversation follows.
“Hey, Alex… have you heard the big news?”
“Oh yes, Ludo the wolpertinger! Our stories are published in the USA now by Outer Banks Publishing Group!”
“All these crazy adventures we’ve gone through! In Cloverland, the land of giants… and in the mysterious Downhills, where you come from, wolpertinger…”
“Yeah, the Downhills… That’s where I live – that’s where the dragons and the monsters are!”
“In Cloverland I came upon Ruff Rumble, the giant prince. Remember, Ludo?”
“He took you to his castle, Robber’s Nest and set you to work in the kitchen…”
Yes! That is where it all started! A magician came to Robber’s Nest. His name is Halo. When Ruff Rumble hears that Halo is able to make gold, he holds the magician prisoner…
Magician Halo asks Alex to help him. Alex must go to a wizard in the mysterious Downhills, where monsters, dragons and wolpertingers live…
Alex and Princess Barbara enter the Downhills and make friends with Ludo the wolpertinger
First they go to the Monster Inn, where all the odd travelers of the Downhills meet…
Oh, all those strange creatures: monsters, dragons, wolpertingers… giants…
Uncle Balloon, the flying mammoth, Fabulus the magician…
Huge lizards, lobsters, toads, beetles, turtles…
The Magic Oak – the only entrance to the mysterious Downhills…
Welcome to the Monster Inn – come in and meet all the characters from the exciting series of children’s books Alex and the Wolpertinger!
But remember…never trust a wolpertinger! For wolpertingers only give you trouble! A long time ago, there was a boy who made friends with a wolpertinger. That was Alex, the boy from the Alps, who lived in the land of the giant King Clover and traveled through the Downhills – together with Ludo the wolpertinger. They had many wondrous adventures, and this is how they met.
Outer Banks Publishing Group will publish the following titles:
The Monster Inn
The Downhills
Uncle Balloon
The Land of Fringe
The Dragon Garden
Rusty Iron
Three Mad Princes
(and… more titles to come!
You can read more about Koos Verkaik and his books here.
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– 19 GOP red states have pending laws suppressing voter’s ability to vote. Historically, dictators and Fascists have suppressed votes to stay in power.
– The GOP has come out in support of QAnon, The Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys
– You may lose a loved one, a relative or a friend in a train crash, a bridge collapse or a plane crash as Republicans strip funds from President Biden’s infrastructure bill.
– The Texas abortion ban if left to stand will be passed in several other GOP states. Idaho will pass an anti-abortion law based on the Texas law. 16 states have “trigger” abortion ban laws.
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on Gun Purchases – will never get passed.
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– will never go up leaving 18 states still paying $7.25 an hour.
– the last thing America needs are conservative leaders, especially some Republicans who want to keep America from progressing. The last thing America needs is backward-thinking leaders in the 21st Century.
– Republicans have turned to cheating to stay in power or to get back into power…and nothing is getting done by them for the American people.
The enforcement or advocacy of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom.
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House of Representatives – those who voted to impeach the former president
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