SOLVED. Middle Grade Fantasy series. Unpopular boy becomes a hero because of magic pen which turns his drawings into reality (e.g., headless horseman & talking horse, man with mustache). Read 2010-2014. [s]

[Carlinah]

He was unpopular but because he has this magic pen which can turn whatever he draws into reality, the boy goes on these adventures with mythical creatures and beings. There is a headless horseman who speaks through his butt and his horse can talk. There is a man whose nose hair is so long that it's now a mustache. This guy tricks the boy into putting his hand in a box/chest of biting ants. When I read this book there were four books in the series and I'm not sure if what I mentioned were in the same book or from the other books in the series. I remember one had an orange cover with the mustache guy. the other covers were green, purple and I think blue? I'm pretty sure one of them featured the headless horseman. Before the boy got the magic pen, his teacher had it first but wouldn't give it to him because he thought the boy didn't deserve it. Please help me find it I read it when I was primary school somewhere between 2010-2014.

[Rainbowheart]

There's a Magic Pencils list, but I don't see anything too likely there.

[Carlinah]

Rainbowheart wrote: "There's a Magic Pencils list, but I don't see anything too likely there."

I checked it out but you're right, there's nothing that matches up however I do appreciate you helping me out :)

[Emily]

Maybe Trankarri: The Boy with the Magical Pen?

He got the pen for Christmas I think though.

[Carlinah]

Emily wrote: "Maybe Trankarri: The Boy with the Magical Pen?

He got the pen for Christmas I think though."

It does sound similiar but no :) I appreaciate your help !!!!!!! :)

[Rainbowheart]

I noticed you mentioned primary school.

What country were you in when you read the book?

[Carlinah]

Rainbowheart wrote: "I noticed you mentioned primary school.

What country were you in when you read the book?"

Australia :) Brisbane, Australia

[Carlinah]

bump

[SBC]

Reading your description and that you read it in Australia made me think it sounds like something Andy Griffiths might have written. I looked up his books and he does have one about a magic pencil - Is it Pencil of Doom! by Andy Griffiths? It's one of the four books in his Schooling Around series.

[Carlinah]

SBC wrote: "Reading your description and that you read it in Australia made me think it sounds like something Andy Griffiths might have written. I looked up his books and he does have one about a magic pencil ..."

ooof sadly its not Pencil of Doom :(

[Carlinah]

I think I the title of the books was something along the lines of GRIMM?

[Kris]

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[Paige]

The Headless Highwayman
The Grasping Goblin (Grim and Grimmer, #2)
The Calamitous Queen
The Desperate Dwarf
https://books.google.com/books?id=Hyy...
https://books.google.com/books?id=Hyy...

[Kris]

Following up on Paige's suggestion of The Headless Highwayman (book 1) by Ian Irvine:

Google Books preview: https://books.google.com/books?id=QSq...

Quotes:
'We need a magical device for spying on things that are far away, and you've got to draw it.'
'Draw what?' said Ike, not liking the sound of 'magical'. Magic had caused all the trouble he was in.
'A set of trioculars.'
'How can I draw something I've never heard of? Are they like a telescope?'
'More like binoculars. Do binoculars exist in Groganbum?'
'Gulargambone,' he corrected. 'Yes.'
...
'What am I supposed to do?' said Ike. 'I can't draw a second door.'
'Get - me - out!'

[Carlinah]

Paige wrote: "The Headless Highwayman
The Grasping Goblin (Grim and Grimmer, #2)
The Calamitous Queen
The Desperate Dwarf
https://books.google.com/..."

OMAGOSH!!!!!!!! YESSS THIS IS ITTTTTTT AHHHH !!! I cannot believe this. THANK YOOOOU thank yooou!!!!!!

[Paige]

Yay! Glad I could help you find your books.