Cubbins is the youngest member of a group of Bears who live in the Great Gillikin Forest. He appears in A Lion Among Men and briefly in Out of Oz.
A Lion Among Men[]
Along with his fellow Northern Bears, Cubbins is ruled by Queen Ursaless, and although they can speak, they are unable to remember facts for very long. Because of this, as Cubbins is the youngest in the group, he is charged with remembering the bears' history. However, he explains that as they get older they lose interest in the past and only live for the present. Not only is Cubbins the historian of the Northern Bears, he is also the sheriff, bursar, accounts receivable department, chaplain, and the social affairs committee.
Cubbins is met by Brrr in the Great Gillikin Forest while the latter was journeying to Tenniken. He becomes friends with Brrr and is interested in the books he carries. He also tells Brrr about the ‘Cloud Swamp’ which is actually the Ozmists. When Brrr stumbles across them, Cubbins comes racing in to help him speak to them. However Cubbins ends up upsetting them and he and Brrr are attacked by insects.
Brrr soon leaves Cubbins with the pile of books as he leaves the Great Gillikin Forest for the first time.
Out of Oz[]
Cubbins appears as the owner of an antique shop in Shiz, where the defunct Grommetik resides.