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Tubba’s Adventure Club Launches May 1 for Kids

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:00:06 -0700

Something new is coming to Harmony Ridge.

Starting May 1, Tubba Bear and her friends are inviting young explorers everywhere to join Tubba’s Adventure Club, a free monthly printable experience designed to bring more creativity, imagination, and hands on fun into everyday life.

Built for kids ages 3 and up, each monthly adventure is created to feel simple, playful, and easy to enjoy at home, in the classroom, or wherever imagination takes the lead.

This new series was created with real families and educators in mind. It’s for the moments when you want something meaningful to do that doesn’t involve a screen, something that encourages kids to read, color, think, and explore in their own way.

Every month, a new adventure will arrive with a fresh story and creative activities inspired by the world of Tubba and Friends. Each mission invites kids to step into Harmony Ridge and experience the joy of storytelling, friendship, and discovery in a hands on way.

The first adventure officially begins May 1, and sign ups are now open.

👉 Ready to join the adventure?
Visit the Adventure Club page to learn more and sign up:
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Tubba & Friends Is Proud to Support the Scottsdale Book Festival

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 08:30:44 -0800

As the premier sponsor of the festival, Tubba and Friends is excited to be part of an event that brings together authors, illustrators, educators, families, and young readers for a day filled with imagination and connection. Festivals like this are where stories are shared, curiosity grows, and kids discover the joy of books beyond the page.

The Scottsdale Book Festival will feature hundreds of authors and exhibitors, interactive activities for kids, and spaces designed for families to explore together. It’s a place where creativity and community meet, and we’re grateful to help support an event that celebrates reading, literacy, and lifelong learning.

If you’re attending the festival, keep an eye out for Tubba Bear and friends throughout the day. We can’t wait to welcome festival families, share our stories, and celebrate the power of books together.

Learn more about the festival here:
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Free Tubba Bear "Lets Jam" Coloring Page!

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 05:27:14 -0800

Ready for a little musical and creative fun today?
One of the most-loved parts of Tubba and Friends is giving kids something fun and engaging to do the moment they arrive on our website. That’s why we love sharing free printable activities for kids that spark imagination right away.
This week, we’re featuring one of our favorite free coloring pages from the Activities section — a Tubba Bear coloring page with Tubba playing her guitar! This fun activity lets kids color, decorate, and bring to life in their own unique style of what Tubba Bear might be to them.
All of our kids coloring pages and activity printables are hand-drawn and designed for little hands and big imaginations. Teachers use them in classrooms, parents use them for creative art time at home, and kids love seeing their artwork come alive with their own colors and ideas.
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Tubba and Friends: A Book Full of Music, Friendship, and Adventure

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 08:00:02 -0800

Some stories are meant to be shared, and The Big Music Jamboree is one of them.
This rhyming picture-book adventure follows Tubba Bear as she strums her pink guitar, meets new friends, and discovers that music becomes even more magical when everyone plays together. Each character brings their own sound, rhythm, and style, turning an ordinary day into something unforgettable.
Kids will love the bright colors, and parents will love the themes of friendship, kindness, and adventure. Families big and small, libraries, teachers, and caregivers, will love reading it together, sometimes more than once in the same day, and for sure before bedtime!
As we head into the holiday season, this story becomes an extra-special gift: a cozy read-aloud, a burst of imagination, and a musical reminder that big adventures begin with one small “strum.”
Whether you’re discovering Tubba and Friends for the first time or revisiting the characters you met earlier this month, this book is the heart of it all, the story that started the whole world of Harmony Ridge. Visit our Read More

Arriving at The Big Music Jamboree

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 07:04:08 -0800

Here it is!! The moment Tubba Bear has been dreaming about since the very first strum of her pink guitar. What started as a simple tune on a sunny day in May has grown into a full band, a shared adventure, and a celebration of imagination, courage, and friendship.
In this musical finale, the artwork comes to life with music and joy flowing off the page! All of Tubba’s friends gather side-by-side, instruments in hand, filling the air with a sound that only true friendship can make. Every character brings their own rhythm, color, style, sound, and heart! Tubba and Friends have arrived to create something bigger than any one of them could on their own.
The Big Music Jamboree isn’t just the end of the story, it’s a reminder that when friends come together, adventures can lead the way.
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Dotty Pig plays the Bass Guitar down on the farm

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 07:24:38 -0800

Every adventure needs a friend who brings kindness, and a steady groove. That’s where our friend Dotty Pig joins the adventure on the way to The Big Music Jamboree!
In this illustrated scene, Dotty Pig stands with her bass guitar, and a big smile! She's ready to bring her groovy rhythm to the growing band of friends on their way to the Big Music Jamboree!. While Tubba Bear leads with imagination and the rest of the friends fill the adventure with sounds, styles, and melody, Dotty Pigsbrings the grounding beat that keeps everyone moving forward.
Shy, sweet, and full of heart, Dotty’s music reminds us that not every voice needs to be the loudest to make a difference. Sometimes the softest notes are the ones a story needs most.
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Eli Rabbit jams his favorite tune!

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 07:28:25 -0800

Every adventure grows with a new friend, and here we meet one of Tubba’s most thoughtful companions: Eli Rabbit.
In this illustrated moment, Eli Rabbit stands plays his saxophone, ready to join the musical adventure on the way to the Big Music Jamboree! While Tubba strums her pink guitar, and Fancy Fox practices her violin, Eli Rabbit brings a sound that’s all his own — warm, and full of a deep groove!
This scene marks another step in their path toward The Big Music Jamboree, showing how every friend adds a little more rhythm, a little more color, and a little more fun to the adventure ahead.
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A Musical Maze with a Fancy Fox

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:00:13 -0800

Every great adventure introduces a new friend, and this is where we meet one of Tubba’s most stylish pals: Fancy Fox.
In this colorful illustrated spread, Fancy Fox stands in the middle of a bright flower maze, playing her violin as she waits to meet new friends.
While Tubba is fueled by curiosity and imagination, Fancy Fox brings something just as important: a melody that knows exactly where it wants to go.
This moment marks the next step in Tubba’s adventure — a friend whose music can turn a simple maze into a place of magic.
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Behind the Scenes: Creating Tubba & Friends

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:03:06 -0800

Creating the world of Tubba and Friends has always been a hands-on, heart-first process. Each character began as a simple sketch, shaped by imagination, curiosity, and a lot of trial and error. One of the trickiest parts? Choosing the right colors, ten characters, ten personalities, and no repeats. Every shade needed to match who they are, how they move, and how young readers might feel when they meet them.
Most of the early designs came from spontaneous sketch sessions with my daughter sitting beside me. She’d say, “Draw a penguin!” or “Draw a bear!” and I’d try to capture the idea from memory. From there, the real challenge began:
How would a bear hold a guitar? How should a tiger bounce while playing an accordion?
Drawing each pose meant figuring out shapes, angles, and gestures until everything felt natural and alive. It took months, sometimes weeks on a single pose, because the characters weren’t done until they felt right.
Every page of the first book was hand-drawn using pencil, markers, and colored pencils before being scanned and redrawn in Photoshop. It was a long process, but a joyful one, especially the day Dotty Pig’s farm came to life, rows of corn and all.
This is how the magic begins: not with perfection, but with patience, heart, and the belief that every character can become someone a child will love.
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Where Tubba’s Adventure Begins

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 08:00:02 -0800

When Tubba stepped outside with her pink guitar, she wasn’t looking for an adventure — she was simply following a feeling. One little strum… and suddenly the world felt bigger, brighter, and full of possibilities.
This opening moment is where The Big Music Jamboree truly begins. It was one sunny day, a curious bear, and a melody that makes her wonder: What if music could bring everyone together?
In this first peek inside the book, you’ll see Tubba standing right on the edge of that idea, imagining the friends she might meet, the sounds they might make, and the joy of creating something together.
It’s the start of a story about kindness, courage, and the magic that happens when we follow the things we love.
And for Tubba, that magic begins with one simple note.
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