Follow The Raven
Is it too far fetched to believe that nature is conspiring to show you something you have forgotten about being alive? Gumbo doesn’t think so, and here he is rushing off to follow a raven. Unfortunately, Gumbo can’t fly. Well, not without a little bit of magic. It’s a good thing he’s with Billy Willorwont!
Read MoreOld Man Bubbles
Most don’t believe it, but this is the man who invented bubbles. He blew them out of his pipe and watched them float up towards the sky. When the world stopped believing in faeries and magical things, many of the magical creatures climbed into his bubbles and floated to the great bubble in the sky. That is The Giggle Bubble Glass Castle, where magical stories and characters have lived and waited to return to a world that is ready to believe once again.
Read MoreThe Grandmother Tree
Gumbo Wobbly carries a collapsible piano in his pocket and likes to accompany stories with piano melodies. It is said that Gumbos grandmother was a faerie named Ithalia who sang piano melodies from her mouth. The piano was invented to imitate the sound of this faeries voice. Though you can’t believe everything you read and hear, it is fun to secretly believe in your daydreams…
Read MoreGumbo Sneezes Butterflies
Clowns do the strangest things! When Gumbo Wobbly smells the sweet pollen of spring flowers he sneezes and out of his mouth comes thousands of colorful butterflies…
Read MoreInto The Roots
Many scenes did not get included in the first book. In this scene, a wise storyteller opens a doorway at the base of a giant tree that leads down into the roots. What did they find there?
Read MoreGiggly’s Banana Peels
Giggly Sprout is so careless with her banana peels, Gumbo always slips on them! Giggly feels that she is just care-free, but Gumbo is tired of falling and making a fool of himself. It is quite funny to see a clown act sooo serious about banana peels. It seems like Giggly enjoys watching Gumbo slip on banana peels and then get mad…
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