Bubble Trouble
Little Mabel blew a bubble, and it caused a lot of trouble… Such a lot of bubble trouble in a bibble-bobble way. For it broke away from Mabel as it bobbed across the table, where it bobbled over Baby, and it wafted him away.” This rollicking story first appeared in the United States in Bubble Trouble and Other Poems and Stories (Margaret K. McElderry, 1992). Now it’s a stand-alone picture book guaranteed to twist tongues and delight readers and listeners as it follows the fate of Baby. Floating freely, the bubble-bundled boy is joined by a growing formation of family members and friends who give chase. The pace of Margaret Mahy’s exuberant narrative is exhilarating: Rhyme builds on rhyme with playful twists and turns of language, while alliterative action abounds. Mahy spares no silliness in a story deftly illustrated in this edition by Polly Dunbar. ©2009 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Polly Dunbar
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 3-7
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Babies
Humor
Stories in Rhyme
Wordplay
Publisher:
Clarion
Publish Year: 2009
Pages: 37
ISBN: 9780547074214
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Mahy