Books by Phoebe Gilman
All of Phoebe's magical books can be found below. Click on a book to see fun facts, activity suggestions, and more!
The Balloon Tree
Princess Leora sets out on a desperate quest to find one unbroken balloon before the sun rises. Only one balloon can complete the Wizard’s secret spell and destroy the Archduke’s evil plan to take over the kingdom.
Jillian Jiggs
Jillian Jiggs rushes from game to game. One minute she’s a robot, the next minute she’s a monster. How can she take time to clean up her room when there are so many interesting things to do?
Little Blue Ben
Little Blue Ben plays hide and seek with his brother the blue pussycat. Whoever loses has to eat the other one’s shishkebobed blue eggs. Join in the search for Little Blue Ben as he disappears into the pages of the book.
The Wonderful Pigs of Jillian Jiggs
This time, Jillian’s room really is filled with pigs!
Grandma and the Pirates
When rough, tough, gruff pirates kidnap Grandma and her parrot, Oliver, Melissa has to figure out a way to rescue them.
Once Upon a Golden Apple
This story is all mixed up. Goldilocks lives with the seven dwarfs, the frog turns into a roly-poly pudding when he’s kissed by the princess and the Wicked Witch of the West is rescued by mistake.
Something from Nothing
Joseph’s Grandpa can fix anything. He can turn a worn out blanket into a wonderful jacket, a vest into a Sabbath tie, a ragged handkerchief into a brand-new button, but when the button is lost, what’s to be done? Even Grandpa can’t make something from nothing.
Jillian Jiggs to the Rescue
When Jillian’s sister, Rebecca has a scary dream about a monster, Jillian decides to do something about it.
The Gypsy Princess
Cinnamon can tell fortunes and dance with a bear, but she dreams of being a princess. When Princess Cyprina invites her to live in the palace, Cinnamon agrees and learns the hard way that there are things more precious than a crown of gold.
Pirate Pearl
Precious Pearl is a swashbuckling pirate girl, sailing the seven seas and giving away treasure as fast as she can steal it. Then she meets Prince Basil and, quicker than you can say, “shiver me timbers,” she sets out on an incredible adventure … and discovers the biggest treasure of all!
Jillian Jiggs and the Secret Surprise
“Jillian Jiggs and the Secret Surprise,” is about what happens when Jillian doesn’t have any money to buy her little sister Rebecca’s birthday present. Her friends Peter and Rachel remind her that the best presents are the ones that you make. Jillian decides that they should surprise Rebecca by putting on a play, but things don’t happen exactly the way she planned. Jillian winds up with a few surprises of her own!
Jillian Jiggs and the Great Big Snow
Jillian wants to go play in the snow with her sister and her friends, but her mom says no – not until she finds her hat! So instead, Jillian wears a Martian hat from the costume box.
The Blue Hippopotamus
A young hippo falls madly in love with an Egyptian princess. Desperate to be with her, the hippo asks a magician to change him into “something she could love.”
A Treasury of Jillian Jiggs
This book collects all the Jillian Jiggs stories, plus extra bonus material, into one oversized hardcover.