Friday, April 18, 2008

Baby Mouse: Our Hero

Bibliography
Holm, Jennifer L. and Matthew Holm. 2005. Babymouse: Our Hero. New York: Random House. ISBN: 0375832300.

Plot Summary
In this second book of the Babymouse series, the unathletic Babymouse has to get over her fear for dogdeball. Dodgeball tournament is coming up and whatever excuse Babymouse has come up with she cannot make any excuses this time because it is part of the grade. As usual she has to play against the evil Felicia Furrypaws and she has her good old friend Wilson to help her. But at the Dodgeball tournament nobody can help Babymouse…she has to deal with the situation herself.

Critical Analysis
Babymouse is a cute graphic novel that will appeal to kids who love superhero’s. Babymouse is an everyday character who faces the normal perils that children face at school. Babymouse has weaknesses like any other kid, and this time the weakness is playing dogdeball. Babymouse has vivid and truly hilarious imagination. Children will be able to relate to the rodent character that has flaws but becomes a superhero at the end. The black and white illustrations with the mix of pink is very action oriented, continuously engaging, and speak a lot. The use of pink in the illustration may limit the readers to girls. Babymouse is a short and enjoyable graphic novel for younger children.

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