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Independently published · 2026
Ten-year-old George discovers a notebook that brings whatever he draws to life. A middle-grade adventure of friendship, courage, and imagination — and a winner of The Golden Wizard Book Prize 2026.
George and the Magic Notebook follows a ten-year-old boy whose mysterious notebook lets his imagination become reality. As the story grows, so do its Realms — filled with magical creatures like Puff the Dragon, Sir Croaksalot, and Steve the Dinosaur.
It is the first in an ongoing series by Daniel M. Warloch, the pen name of Michael Rowland, and was named a winner of The Golden Wizard Book Prize 2026.
The children’s author — who came to writing at sixty — on his Golden Wizard Book Prize winner, the “what if?” at the heart of every story, and why he would rather build his readers one child at a time.
By DORX Chronicle Editorial Desk · September 12, 2026
