Bubs & Chubs Were Made for More: A Heartwarming Tale of Faith and Purpose

Bubs and Chubs are two caterpillars living a comfortable life filled with tasty green leaves, warm sunshine, and each other’s company. Chubs is perfectly content, but Bubs cannot shake the question: “Is there more?” That question sparks a journey of faith, courage, friendship, and transformation in Bubs & Chubs Were Made for More, a new children’s book by author Angeli Skalberg. Through the adventures of these endearing characters, Skalberg introduces young readers to a profound biblical truth: God created each of us with purpose, and discovering that purpose sometimes requires trusting Him before we can see where He is leading. Inspired by Proverbs 3:5–6, the story follows Bubs as he senses Jesus created him for something greater. Even when the path feels frightening and uncertain, Bubs chooses to trust Jesus and move forward—and as he does, something extraordinary begins to happen. Chubs eventually discovers that he, too, was created for more.

Skalberg’s book gives parents, grandparents, teachers, and caregivers an approachable way to begin conversations with children about faith, purpose, obedience, courage, and trusting God through uncertainty. The story gently explores the tension between comfort and calling: Chubs represents the part of us happy to remain where life feels familiar, while Bubs wonders if there might be something beyond what he can currently see. Neither knows exactly what the future holds, but Bubs discovers that trusting Jesus can open the door to a life he could never have imagined. At the center is a simple message Skalberg hopes children will carry long after the final page: “You were MADE for MORE.”

For Skalberg, that message reflects a life shaped by faith, family, service, and a willingness to follow where God leads. She lives in the countryside outside a small rural town in Wyoming with her husband of more than 30 years, and together they have five children and many grandchildren. Her heart for service has taken her around the world, and her own family journey inspired her first children’s book, Baby Llama Has a New Mama, based on the adoption of their youngest daughter from Ethiopia. Bubs & Chubs Were Made for More is published by Lucid Books, an independent, hybrid publisher in the Houston area that helps authors inspire, inform, and enrich the lives of their readers. Ultimately, Bubs and Chubs remind young readers that they may not always know where Jesus is leading them, but sometimes the greatest transformation begins with the courage to trust—and simply taking the next step.