Mustache Baby Meets His Match (Mustache Baby)

by Bridget Heos (Author) Joy Ang (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Mustache Baby

A play date goes awry when Baby Billy and his mustache meet Beard Baby.

When Baby Javier comes for a playdate, Baby Billy, a.k.a. Mustache Baby, feels the need to show him a thing or two, seeing how Javier's new to town--and also sports an impressive beard. What ensues is a hilarious test of wills and facial hair, as each baby sets out to prove his manliness. It seems Mustache Baby may have truly met his match . . . but one-upmanship isn't the point of a playdate, is it?

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Kirkus

Ang's cinematic cartoon illustrations are again a joy. More a Mustache Toddler now but still getting into hairy situations, Baby Billy's still good fun.

ALA/Booklist

Younger readers will enjoy the silly story, and older readers will appreciate the amusing details threaded through the artwork.

School Library Journal

K-Gr 2--Heos and Ang offer another amusing adventure for Billy, the baby born with a mustache. The intrepid toddler meets his match in a playmate who sports an impressive beard. During an action-packed visit, the boys show off their various talents, trying to prove which of them is the true hero and who should be the sidekick. To Billy's chagrin, Javier continually bests him in every activity, from a magic show to a pretend presidential debate, and then a neck-and-neck race on their trikes. As the boys become more frustrated with each other, Billy's mustache curls into a bad-guy mustache and Javier ends up with a pointy bad-guy beard. In a final competition, they face each other in the wrestling ring. Billy's mother breaks up the match, sending the now-bitter rivals to sulk in separate corners, but she then helps her son realize that sometimes it is better to be the first to apologize. In the end, Mustache Baby and Javier become "pardners." The animated digital illustrations capture the spirit of competition between the children and add much humor. During the debate, Billy bears a striking resemblance to Theodore Roosevelt, while Javier looks like Abraham Lincoln, and from the sidelines, Billy's bemused cat and dog silently observe the youngsters' antics. Children will also appreciate the playful tone of the narrative, which is replete with allusions to the Old West. Pair this title with Yuyi Morales's Nino Wrestles the World (Roaring Brook, 2013), another story about a determined little boy with a big imagination.--Linda L. Walkins, Saint Joseph Preparatory High School, Boston, MA

Copyright 2015 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Publishers Weekly

Billy, a toddler with an enviable mustache, is used to ruling the roost. So when Baby Javier shows up with a full beard, competitiveness leads to Wild West-worthy dueling: "Billy had never seen such grit. Except when he was looking in the mirror. He intended to prove that he was the true hero, and Javier was just his sidekick." As in Mustache Baby, Heos and Ang are in perfect comedic sync, and the story's hyperbolic twists will keep kids and their parents thoroughly entertained. Ages 4-8. Agent: Kelly Sonnack, Andrea Brown Literary Agency. (Mar.)

Copyright 2015 Publishers Weekly, LLC Used with permission.

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Bridget Heos
Bridget Heos is the author of Mustache Baby and Mustache Baby Meets His Match, as well as many nonfiction books for young readers. She lives in Kansas City, Missouri, with her husband and four children. www.authorbridgetheos.com
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780544363755
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication date
March 03, 2015
Series
Mustache Baby
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV013040 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | New Baby
Library of Congress categories
Humorous stories
Toddlers
Competition (Psychology)
Mustaches

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