Children's Poetry Books: Mozz
Under the nickname "Mozz," Chris has produced a series of three books under Goofy Guru Publishing, based in Boulder, Colorado. Mosdell has described the books as his "alter ego, to balance out his heavy, abstract, psychedelic and often obscure poetry." The books have been described by The Japan Times as Spike Milligan-esque.
Three books have been released so far, entirely illustrated and written by Mosdell, "The Pearls of Wisdumb" (2003), "In Search of the Holey Whale" (2008) and "A Fork in the Road" (2010). The three were compiled into a box set called Utter Mozzsense (2010).
All three have won awards. "The Pearls of Wisdumb" won an EVVY Awards for Best Humor, while "A Fork in the Road" was the Winner of the USA Book News "Best Books 2010" Award for Humor. "In Search of the Holey Whale" won Gold Prize Winner of the Moonbeam Children’s Book Award for Poetry.
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