Books published by publisher Bubblegum Books

Billie and the Brilliant Bubble was born when social distancing orders began in early 2020. Tara wanted a fun and simple way to explain the new guidelines to her young daughters, Alexandria and Addison. One day, while Tara and the girls were on a walk, it dawned on her that Alex and Addison loved bubbles. It would be fun pretending they were inside an imaginary bubble that protects them from germs and keeps their family and friends healthy. When restrictions were in place, the girls were still able to walk around the nature trail, ride their scooters, and go for ice cream with Mommy and Daddy, all in the safety of their imaginary bubbles. Alex and Addison had so much fun with their magical bubbles, Tara knew she had to share the idea. Billie and the Brilliant Bubble simplifies the concept of social distancing to help families teach their children the importance of social distancing. Tara sincerely hopes you and your family enjoy many bubble-filled adventures of your own.

Billie and the Brilliant Bubble was born when social distancing orders began in early 2020. Tara wanted a fun and simple way to explain the new guidelines to her young daughters, Alexandria and Addison.One day, while Tara and the girls were on a walk, it dawned on her that Alex and Addison loved bubbles. It would be fun pretending they were inside an imaginary bubble that protects them from germs and keeps their family and friends healthy. When restrictions were in place, the girls were still able to walk around the nature trail, ride their scooters, and go for ice cream with Mommy and Daddy, all in the safety of their imaginary bubbles. Alex and Addison had so much fun with their magical bubbles, Tara knew she had to share the idea.Billie and the Brilliant Bubble simplifies the concept of social distancing to help families teach their children the importance of social distancing. Tara sincerely hopes you and your family enjoy many bubble-filled adventures of your own.

Sam, Sally and Suzy continue to use nothing but their elaborate imaginations and ordinary objects to go on all kinds of creative adventures. First, it was with a silly old string. Next, it was a shiny, round hubcap. In The Topsy-Turvy Towel, their object is a big, colorful beach towel. The three friends spend the day on the beach building a beautiful sandcastle. After seeing it get washed away by a wave, the three friends turn their attention to an ordinary beach towel. In their minds, it becomes a hot air balloon, a flying magic carpet, a superheros capeand thats just the beginning. The animated copy builds with each page, capturing childrens attention and bringing the story to life. Clever rhyming and repetitive phrasing begs to be read over and over again. The strikingly original illustrations use bold colors and dynamic images to keep children coming back for more. A variety of perspectives adds further visual interest to each page, delivering illustrations from a birds eye view, a worms eye view and more. Looking closely, the reader will also notice a unique blending of drawings and actual photographs. The illustrations are hand-drawn in pencil and then colorized and enhanced by computer. The book includes a bonus activity guide with fun, educational activities that complement the story. With all of the gizmos and gadgets available for purchase these days, its easy to forget that the best entertainment is free. Using something as simple as the imagination allows us to create universes of fancy where everyday objects turn into magnificent things.

"It's just a silly string, this wet old thing." Or was it? Follow a little boy as he leaves the house with nothing in tow but his imagination. He finds a wet, old string in a big puddle and spends the day dreaming of ways to take it on extraordinary adventures. Rhyming, repetition and bold, colorful graphics stimulate children to entertain themselves through creative thinking. Includes free educational "string" activities. First of a series.

A little old-fashioned imagination leads to extraordinary adventures in this sequel to "The Things A String Can Be. "Sam is back as he and his friends are desperately trying to enjoy the last days of winter. Sledding down their favorite hill, the three friends hit an old hubcap buried in the snow. Not knowing what a hubcap really is, they spend the day dreaming up what they think it could be—until they find where it really belongs. Sam and his friends imagine the hubcap as everything from a cymbal in a rock "n? roll band to a UFO from outer space to the helm to a ship at sea, creating a vibrant world of adventure With rhyming, repetition and bold, colorful graphics, author Julie Goulis and illustrator John Ferguson encourage children to be creative as they are captivated by Sam and his friends? wild imaginations. The adventures are journeys all kids can dream. The book opens up imaginations and helps children develop the power of their own minds. As an added bonus at the end of the book are fun and educational activity ideas that complement various scenarios from the story. The strikingly original illustrations are hand-drawn in pencil and then colorized and enhanced by computer. Lots of fine work by local authors came our way in 2005, and it’s time take a look back at the best of it? For younger readers, picture book Something Shiny, Something Round by author Julie Goulis and illustrator John Ferguson is about imagination and improvisation. -- Akron Beacon Journal Julie Goulis teams up with John Ferguson in two outstanding picture books. Both are superbly created. The Things A String Can Be and Something Shiny, Something Round are picture book springboards for young imaginations long after the books have been read. -- Midwest Book Review The easy, rhyming text definitely is meant for multiple readings. The illustrations are bold and dominate the pages they’re on. Looking closely at them, one will notice a blending of drawings and actual photographs, which is quite clever. Add this one to your child’s library. -- Rockland Review

Denton is a kind, lovable, naive dragon who lives alone in a cave in the Bubble Mountains. He is the last dragon there, and so he roars at night because his echo lets him pretend other dragons are coming to see him. A seven-year-old girl named Little Rachel has heard people talk about the dragon whose loud roar they hear each evening. No one has ever seen the dragon, so she decides, with her mother's permission and a sweater, to go looking for the dragon. She finds him and learns that he is lonely. She then invites him to live with her in Pingletown. The citizens are terrified when Denton enters the town, but Little Rachel dismisses their fears and leads Denton to her house. They discover he is too big to fit inside, so he lives in her front yard. People come to see the dragon. One little boy named Cobby Barnbuckle asks to play with Denton, but Cobby must first apologize for the things he and the other townspeople had said about Denton before they met him. Once that is settled, the children of Bubbleland begin to play with Denton the Dragon. "Denton the Dragon is Coming to Town" is a simplified retelling of the first Tale in the classic collection called "Denton the Dragon in Tales of Bubbleland - Book One: The Last Dragon," which was published in 2013 by Bubbleland Imagination Company. This basic story of how Little Rachel met Denton and brought him to live in Pingletown is retold in song by Laura Blackley and the Swayback Sisters. Laura's song "Denton and Rachel" is on the CD called "Denton the Dragon Presents Songs of Bubbleland."