BABY MOUSE

SKATER GIRL

Bibliography:

Holm, Jennifer, and Matthew Holm. 2007. BABYMOUSE: SKATER GIRL. New York. Random House. ISBN 9780375939891

Plot Summary:

Best gymnast! Best kazoo player! Home run champ! Top speller! Math whiz! It looks like everybody gets their prize. Everybody, except Babymouse. But, Babymouse is one tough girl. She is not going to give up… this time. Not like she did in Little Mouse Scouts… and in ballet… and in babysitting… and in…. Because, now she has a personal coach: Bearnakova. Bearnakova is the coach who will help her to win an ice-skating trophy. Of course, Babymouse must sacrifice many things if she wants to be a champion. Things like morning sleep, cupcakes, and play-dates with friends. Soon, Babymouse realizes winning is not everything, that sometimes you are already good at something; even if that something is eating cupcakes.

Critical Analysis:

A delightful graphic novel, BABYMOUSE: SKATER GIRL is the creation of brother and sister team Matthew Holm and Jennifer Holm. Babymouse is the star of this popular, award-winning, hilarious, pink graphic novel series.  Kids love Babymouse, who is sassy and a little clumsy. She is the kind of character with which many of us can identify. She dreams of being popular and beautiful; in real life she is just like you and me. She makes mistakes, she has her enemies, and she is loved by her friends and family. Babymouse carries a lesson for both children and adults: it isn’t necessary to be a champion to be happy in life. “Sometimes you have to quit to find out what makes you happy.”

Presented in black and white with pink highlights, this episode from the BABYMOUSE series is sure to delight readers who appreciate the adventures and misadventures of this charming mouse girl.

Experts Reviews:

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

"Nobody puts Babymouse in the corner!" The Horn Book.

"Cute, smart, sassy Babymouse is fun and funny, and this book, like its predecessors, will draw reluctant readers as well as Babymouse fans." Booklist.

"An almost absurdly likeable heroine." The Bulletin

Connections:

Other books in the Babymouse Series:

Babymouse : Burns Rubber (2010)
Babymouse : Cupcake Tycoon (2010)
Babymouse : The Musical (2009)
Babymouse : Dragonslayer (2009)
Babymouse : Puppy Love (2007)
Babymouse : Camp Babymouse (2007)
Babymouse : Heartbreaker (2006)
Babymouse : Rockstar (2006)

Visit the  Babymouse website:

www.babymouse.com