The Once Upon a Messy Whisker (Big Adventures of Babymouse #1)

by Jennifer L Holm (Author) Matthew Holm (Illustrator)

Meet Babymouse--the spunky mouse beloved by young readers for more than a decade! Babymouse learns to be careful what you wish for in this BIG, FULL-COLOR graphic novel series, perfect for young readers who love to laugh! This larger-than-life young graphic novel, full of humor and fun, is a spin-off of the bestselling series that's sold more than three million copies!

"Move over, Superman, here comes Babymouse!"--The Chicago Sun-Times

Babymouse has a BIG imagination. In her dreams, she's the BEST at everything -- she's the coolest, the smartest, the strongest, and she DEFINITELY has nice, neat whiskers! In real life? Not so much. But WHAT IF Babymouse could make her fantasies come true...?

DON'T MISS the original groundbreaking series starting with BABYMOUSE #1: QUEEN OF THE WORLD!

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Gr 2-5--In the newest entry in the "Babymouse" series, the petite protagonist wishes her whiskers were less wonky, a little more slick. With a sprinkle of imagination, she gets her wish, and it's not quite as perfect as she had dreamed. Through a series of frank lunch table discussions and friendly schoolyard escapades, she embraces her own unique, wobbly-whiskered self. Readers familiar with Babymouse will enjoy her flights of fancy into fairy tales and Greek and Norse mythology, as well as more recent references such as Titanic and talk shows. In this new, larger format series, the Holms' rodent heroine finds her world expanded in a full-color, double page-count adventure, giving the familiar cast more time to play and the settings room to breathe. VERDICT Fans of the accessible, upbeat series will be thrilled by this super-sized return, but it also offers a meaty introduction for newcomers.--Emilia Packard

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Jennifer L Holm
Jennifer L. Holm is the New York Times bestselling and three-time Newbery Honor-winning author of multiple novels for young readers. With her brother Matthew, Jennifer created the graphic novel series Babymouse and Squish. She lives in California.
Matthew Holm was born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and has been drawing comics since he was in middle school. With his sister, Jennifer, Matthew created the graphic novel series Babymouse and Squish. He lives in upstate New York.
Classification
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ISBN-13
9780593430903
Lexile Measure
490
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Random House Graphic
Publication date
September 27, 2022
Series
The Big Adventures of Babymouse
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV008110 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Humorous
Library of Congress categories
Mice
Animals
Imagination
Graphic novels
Cartoons and comics
Humorous comics
Babymouse
Funny animal comics

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