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WE LOVE BUBBLES! by Vikram Madan

WE LOVE BUBBLES!

From the Bobo and Pup-Pup series, volume 1

by Vikram Madan ; illustrated by Nicola Slater

Pub Date: Nov. 9th, 2021
ISBN: 978-0-593-12065-1
Publisher: Random House

Blowing bubbles almost blows up a beautiful friendship.

Pup-Pup, a dog, loves bubbles, and so does Pup-Pup’s monkey friend Bobo. And even better, Pup-Pup loves to blow bubbles, and Bobo loves to pop them—that is, until Bobo insists on popping all the bubbles before Pup-Pup can enjoy them. When Pup-Pup brings in a “SUPER BUBBLE MIX” for making “super-strong bubbles” that “NO ONE can POP,” the challenge is on. Can Bobo pop these new bubbles that Pup-Pup is working so hard to blow? No! And that creates quite a problem when Bobo becomes trapped inside a large bubble and begins to float away. After Pup-Pup rescues Bobo, the two friends recognize how important their friendship is and swear off bubbles…at least for a little while. Kicking off the Bobo and Pup-Pup series (No. 2 publishes simultaneously), this book consists of six short, fast-paced chapters generally with one or, sometimes, two short sentences on each page and plenty of pages of “PHOOO”ing (as Pup-Pup huffs and puffs), popping, and poking, all begging reader participation, for fun. Pup-Pup and Bobo are simply drawn, typically set against an ever changing solid-color background with minimal details other than bubbles. (Editor's note: This review has been updated to reflect changes in the finished book.) (This book was reviewed digitally.)

Grab some bubble mix and join Pup-Pup and Bobo for a good read.

(Graphic novel. 5-8)