«One New Year's Eve, just before midnight, a stork, a snowman, a red seahorse, two children, and two pirates meet around a chimney. Who are they? Where do they come from? And most importantly: What are they doing around the chimney? A small barrel of measles medicine, a sinister witch, an unspoken secret, two wise entomologists, a lost bug, a balloonist, a windflower, and twelve wild cards lead the story's heroes into unheard-of dangers, frantic chases, and unexpected adventures, from the Soap Bubble Festival in China to the drunken ghosts' party, from the blue feather cloud to the Gray Granite Canyon. A hilarious adventure in haunted towers, secret harbors, infamous inns, mythical palaces, unexplored jungles, and stormy oceans. An adventure as tasty as whipped cream, enchanting as fireworks, stranger than the pollen of dreams, more fantastic than the secret of the silver moon butterfly.» Who exactly EUGENIOS TRIVIZAS is not entirely certain. Many believe he is a criminologist living permanently in London. Others claim he is the explorer who discovered Fruitopia. Some, well-traveled ones, insist he lives on the Island of Fireworks with his parrot Cynthia, his white elephant, and an invisible green kangaroo. It has also been suggested that Eugenius Trivizas disappeared many years ago searching for the eighth color of the rainbow. Who knows? [Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]