
BOBBIE BUBBLES - By E. Hugh Sherwood and Maud Gridley Budlong - Illustrated by E. Hugh Sherwood - 1916
BOBBIE BUBBLES
Bobbie loves nothing more than a good bubble, and his talent quickly outshines his friends’. One bright afternoon he blows a shimmering sphere so large it swallows him whole, lifting him gently into the sun‑lit sky. As the bubble drifts past trees, rooftops, and an ever‑shrinking village, Bobbie discovers a world that looks like the fairy‑tale illustrations he’s read—clouds that form tiny roadways, pink‑fluffed fields, and buttercup‑bright stars.
Soon the airborne adventure takes a whimsical turn when a flock of honking geese darts around the bubble and a curious farmer on a cloud‑pasture offers baffling answers about the “Milky Way.” With every new sight, Bobbie’s awe grows, and his imagination stretches as far as the rainbow‑colored horizon. The story captures the joy of childhood wonder, inviting listeners to float alongside a boy whose simple pastime becomes a leap into pure, airy magic.
Language
en
Duration
~30 minutes (29K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by The Internet Archive
Release date
Mar 7, 2014
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Best known for the charming 1916 fantasy Bobbie Bubbles, this little-known writer-illustrator left behind a playful early children's book filled with giant bubbles, fairyland, and bright imagination.
View all booksBest known for the charming 1916 fantasy Bobbie Bubbles, this early 20th-century writer helped create a playful story of giant bubbles, imagination, and adventure. Her work survives today largely through classic-book archives, where it continues to reach new readers.
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