The Enchanted River Race by Caldric Blackwell

His third release, The Missing Alchemist, is the first of two middle grade fantasy books for kids in the Young Alchemist series. Not only is the story fun to read aloud, but it contains an important message about believing in yourself. The reader follows Byron on his journey to learn how to howl before the full-moon ceremony at the end of the month. The story revolves around Byron Woodward, a six-year-old werewolf who is self-conscious about his inability to howl. Young readers are sure to enjoy the whimsical story and fast-paced plot.īlackwell’s second book, released in November 2014, is a beautifully illustrated picture book titled The Boy Who Couldn’t Cry Wolf. The story follows the adventures of Amy Lorovia and her two friends as they journey down an enchanted river, solving riddles and puzzles along the way, in their village’s annual race. His debut work, The Enchanted River Race, published in December 2012 by Icasm Press, is an early chapter book / easy reader book targeted at ages six and up.

After dabbling with short stories geared toward adults, he turned his focus toward writing children’s books, particularly fantasy books for kids. He has also written two middle grade fantasy books for kids, the The Missing Alchemist and The Sacred Artifact.īlackwell first became interested in writing fun children’s books while studying English and psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has written an early chapter book, titled The Enchanted River Race, and a picture book, titled The Boy Who Couldn’t Cry Wolf. Caldric Blackwell is the author of fun children’s books for a variety of ages.

The Enchanted River Race by Caldric Blackwell