Chavela loves chomping chicle—chewing gum. And she loves blowing bubbles even more. One day, while out with her abuelita, she finds a mysterious kind of gum she’s never seen before. She pops it in her mouth and blows a giant bubble that lifts her up into the air! It carries her on a journey more magical than any she could ever imagine. Luscious, candy-colored paintings illustrate this fantastical story with an ecological twist. An afterword provides information on natural chewing gum, the rainforest, and sustainable farming, as well as music to a traditional Latin American folksong.

• ISBN: 9780547241975
• Author: Brown, Monica
• Published: 2010 , Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Themes: Culture, Family, journeys, relationships, traditions
• Descriptors: Americas, Bilingual, Early Years (ages 2-6), Latinx in US, Mexico, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, United States
• No. of pages: 37