Oliver knows that his bubbles are magic. They take him on wonderful journeys to faraway places. Then one day it seems that the bubbles have lost their power... was the magic really inside Oliver all along? An uplifting tale about the beauty of imagination.

When Chavela blows a bubble with a strange new gum, she floats away to Mexico, where her great-grandfather once worked harvesting the tree sap that makes gum chewy.

A little boy creates all sorts of fantastic animals with his magic bubble maker.

James blows a giant bubble that carries him away to a land of large hairy frogs.

Explains how to create elegant bubble forms and perform other tricks and activities involving bubbles.

A hilarious rhyming romp from Margaret Mahy and Polly Dunbar. With a poetic text, a fun and funny story, and bright artwork, this is a perfect read aloud for story time.

Heavens Magic Bubble Machine introduces Tommy and Milo, his dog. They miss his Grandma Betty, who has gone to heaven. Tommy misses her loving hugs. Milo misses when she would go to the park to watch him play with Tommy. Miss Ellie, a kind neighbor, tells them a secret about grandmas--a magical secret. T.L. Yuki, known affectionately as Granny T, takes children into the lives of Tommy and Milo. She tells her story with words and pictures. As Tommy and Milo become better acquainted with Miss Ellie, they draw closer to that secret. One day she explains to Tommy, Grandmas in Heaven have a special love and can magically send hugs and kisses down to their grandchildren. Do you ever wake up in the morning with rosy colored cheeks? asked Miss Ellie. Yes I do! Tommy told her. That is because of the magic love of Grandmas, said Miss Ellie. The reason your cheeks are rosy is because your Grandma floats down magic bubbles with hugs and kisses in them while you are sleeping. As you turn the pages of Heavens Magic Bubble Machine, you will discover the truth about magic and bubbles with hugs and kisses and grandmas with love for their grandchildren.

From the author of Sticks & Stones, a novel about friendship, overcoming obstacles, and what it really means to understand the people around you. Twelve-year-old Sophie Mulvaney's world has been turned upside down. Mom lost her job at the TV station and broke up with Pratik, whom Sophie adored. Her teacher is making them do a special project about risk-taking, so Sophie gets roped into doing a triathlon. And to top it all off, she's started seeing bubbles above people's heads that tell her what these people are thinking. Seeing other people's thoughts seems like it should be cool, but it's actually just stressful. What does it mean that Pratik wishes she and Mom were with him to eat dinner? Is her best friend Kaya really going out with their other best friend, Rafael, whom Sophie also has a crush on? And can Sophie's mom ever go back to her old self? In this funny, heartwarming novel from Abby Cooper, BUBBLES shows readers that people are more than what they seem—or what they think.

An ordinary bubble may seem pretty harmless to you. To the monsters of La La Land, however, a fragile, shimmering bubble is an object of terror, and when the frightening habits of bubbles are detailed by a fear-mongering monster, Yerbert, Froofle, and Wumpus run away and cry. But with encouragement from the narrator and from readers—“Go on, Wumpus, you can do it. (Tell Wumpus he can do it.)”—the three learn to confront their fears and triumph over the bubbles! An original, offbeat, and giggle-inducing take on conquering fears from the New York Times best-selling team responsible for the groundbreaking Those Darn Squirrels! books.