Bubblegum Delicious is a brand-new book of poetry from internationally acclaimed children`s author, Dennis Lee. Together with spectacular illustrations by David McPhail, the book is an important children`s publishing event. Using the rhymes and rhythms of ball bounces and schoolyard and street rhymes, Lee has created a breathtaking collection of poems that contain all the wonder and wistfulness of childhood - from sublime goofiness to winsome poignancy. David McPhail has created a complementary world - real but magical, peopled with a young boy, his beloved dog and a wacky collection of psychedelic bugs. These bugs, in turn, deliver their own world of verse-a world of bratty, hilarious quatrains that act as a delightful counterpoint to the whimsey and gentleness of the main poems. From the poet who brought us Alligator Pie, Garbage Delight and Jelly Belly comes a collection destined to join these titles as a classic of Canadian childrens` literature. (2000)