Just Hug a Bubble

by Phil Canalin

Sometimes the smallest act can become the greatest deed. There's nothing as simple as a hug. With a hug two people can convey so many a hello, a good-bye, joy, sadness, forgiveness, love..a hug can be a fleeting moment, a hug can be remembered for a lifetime. But what if you faced a lifetime of never sharing a hug again, never, ever again? Such was the danger facing a Boy, a Boy stuck inside a great, big, beautiful Bubble. He just realizes his predicament when a Girl's caring and love sees him through. A hug can also mean a Happy Ending. Just Hug A Bubble helps us remember to care and to hug.

20 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2006

About the author

Phil Canalin is a retired Alameda County Public Health finance officer, once assigned to the noted Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless Program. He also is an author of fiction, short stories, poetry, and children’s stories, now focused on MG, YA and Childrens fiction.. His latest publication TIME OUT! is an MG/YA crossover book about friendship, trust and being seen and heard, all wrapped around a girls basketball team. Invisible Society Fables was his first published short story collection based on his rare opportunities to observe, work with, and speak to homeless people. Phil’s first published novel was titled Slow Pitch Softball – More Than Just A Game. He also has a published children’s book, Just Hug A Bubble!, and collaborated on a cookbook project with his wife, Sue, Dinner at the Sonneman’s. Phil resides in Benicia, CA with Sue, his high-school sweetheart and wife of 45 years. His family includes 2 daughters, their spouses, and three grandchildren, who live in Hawaii and NorCal. Phil grew up loving Aesop’s Fables and The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show’s Fractured Fairy Tales and Aesop & Son.