Books with author Benjamin Ellefson

Floating into the air with an enormous gum bubble, Alvin lands in a strange world where everything is gray. The trees, the flowers, the dirt, the sky, the animals, and even the people are all missing their color. Confronted with the mystery of the missing color, Alvin teams up with some unexpected friends to battle man-eating plants, outsmart the bumbling Crimson Guards, cross the Sugar Desert, overcome the two-headed dragon, and find the color-stealing goblins to restore color to the kingdom.

Lost at sea alone, twelve year old Otto reaches shore on a strange land where all the color is missing and everything is gray. He soon finds himself in the middle of a great war between the Kingdom of Color and the Kingdom of Shapes. To end the war and return the color to the land, he must outsmart the war inspectors, battle the sugar soldiers, escape from the gnome factory, and teach the grasshoppers the importance of eating your vegetables. Discover the adventure that happened before Alvin floated into the Land Without Color in the second book of The Land Without Color series.

What If You Were Transported to a Land Without Color?And the Only One Who Could Restore it Was You?When Alvin gets a mysterious pack of gum for his birthday, he of course blows a bubble as large as he can. But when that bubble carries him away to a far-off land where everything is gray, he’s in for the adventure of his life, and more than a little danger. Because he’s the only one who can restore the Kingdom of Color to its former glory. To do it, Alvin has to battle man-eating plants, outsmart the bumbling Crimson Guards, cross the Sugar Dessert, overcome the two-headed dragon, and find the color-stealing goblins. It’s dangerous. Scary. Impossible! But it’s the only way to restore color to the kingdom.In the multi award winning, The Land without Color, Benjamin Ellefson has crafted a middle grade tale full of fantasy and wonder that will capture young reader’s minds, as well as their hearts.

Throughout the Kingdom, the grayness has returned and the ground is collapsing beneath Brandon's feet into a giant, bottomless void. Nutritious fruits and vegetables are no longer growing. And people are missing, including his Grandpa Alvin. With the help of a giant bald eagle and his best friend, Brandon must elude the tenacious Officer Reed, escape from the dangerous Spider Riders, endure the robot Color Collectors, find the twin princesses Gwendolyn and Sapphire, and rescue his Grandpa Alvin. In the final chapter in the Land Without Color series, Brandon must hurry to defeat the vile vipers and restore the color to the Kingdom.

What Would You Do If You Found Yourself In the Middle of An Epic War,And You Were The Only One Who Knew The Way to Save the Kingdom? When Otto’s 12th birthday present carries him across a strange sea, he finds himself in an astonishing land, smack dab in the middle of an epic war. A combat between the Kingdom of Color, and the Kingdom of Shapes. The ravages of war have stripped the land of color and Otto’s only hope of bringing the brilliant hues of light and life back to the land is to defeat the sugar soldiers. Escape from the gnome factory. Outwit the war inspectors. And of course, convince the grasshoppers the vital importance of eating their greens.In, The Great Sugar War, the second book of the multi-award winning, Land Without Color series, Benjamin Ellefson once again has crafted a whimsical, captivating middle grade fantasy tale full of action and adventure that will whisk readers off to a land beyond their imagination and go deep into their heart for ages.

All His Life, Brandon Has Heard Stories About The Kingdom of Color.Now He’s About To Live One Brandon grew up hearing stories about how his grandfather and great-great grandfather battled to free the Kingdom of Color from its enemies, but he never imagined that one day he’d have to risk his own life to save the kingdom.Grayness has returned to the kingdom. The land is collapsing beneath Brandon’s feet. Food has stopped growing. And his Grandpa Alvin, is missing.Brandon’s only chance is to team up with his best friend, and a giant eagle. Together they must elude the relentless Officer Reed, escape the nefarious Spider Riders, and of course rescue the twin princesses, Gwendolyn and Sapphire. In the final, and most rousing chapter in the Land Without Color series, Benjamin Ellefson weaves a middle grade fantasy, of diversity, peril, and the power of friendship.