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The front cover of Lucy and the Polyclops: A Friend in the Forest by Owen Black. Lucy, seen from behind, holds a glowing flower at the mouth of a glowing pink cave, with Mr. Toad, Lady Bird and a broken wooden bridge nearby.

Picture books for ages 3 to 7

Lucy and the Polyclops

The whole village fears him. Lucy left him a sandwich.

Gentle bedtime stories about a curious girl and the shy giant everyone got wrong.

Start with the first book · A Friend in the Forest · Paperback $12.99

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Meet Lucy and Bubblegum

Lucy, a curious girl with auburn hair and a pink bow

Curious about everything.

Bubblegum, a tall indigo creature with one big pink eye and a crown of blue, yellow and orange eyes, smiling shyly

Afraid of almost everything.

Meet all the characters

The crater where Lucy and Bubblegum live. Choose a place to explore.

An illustrated map of the crater where Penumbra lies: the glowing village, the gorge and rope bridge, the river, the clearing, the Umbra Forest, Bubblegum's cave and the old bridge under the Dawn Star.

The series

Read them in order

Lucy and the Polyclops: A Friend in the Forest

The first book

A Friend in the Forest

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Lucy and the Polyclops: First Light

The second book

First Light

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The third book

Every Light in Penumbra

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Hardcover gift edition

The Lucy and the Polyclops Collection

The first three stories in one hardcover. Made for gifting.

Give the collection

Free coloring book

Printable pages of Lucy and Bubblegum to color together.

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Owen Black

Written by Owen Black, a former children’s trauma counsellor who writes for kids who feel things deeply.