Babymouse queen of the world
Bound To Stay Bound
Babymouse : queen of the world! #1 (Babymouse)
Author:
Holm, Jennifer L.
Publisher:
Random House (2005)
Dewey:
741.5
Classification:
Nonfiction
Physical Description:
91 p., ill., 19 cm.
BTSB No:
460006
ISBN:
9780375932298
Ages:
7-10
Grades:
2-5
Subjects:
Popularity
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Fiction
Imagination
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Fiction
Friendship
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Fiction
Mice
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Fiction
Animals
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Fiction
Graphic novels
Price:
$16.39
Summary:
An imaginative mouse dreams of being queen of the world, but will settle for an invitation to the most popular girl's slumber party.
Added Entry - Personal Name:
Holm, Matthew
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Accelerated Reader Information:
Interest Level:
LG
Reading Level:
2.20
Points:
.5
Quiz:
104176
Common Core Standards
Grade 2 &rarr
Queen of the World!
July 29, 2023
I guess I should be honest and state that if this book had not been chosen as one of our monthly reads in the Children's Literature Group for last February (we were discussing two graphic novels), I would NEVER have chosen Jennifer L. Holm's
Queen of the World
for myself (and no, I will of course also not be bothering with any of the Babymouse sequels either).
For while I can to a very small extent appreciate the themes presented in
Queen of the World
and do enjoy the often clever intertextuality (featuring fairy tales, science fiction and the like), I really do NOT AT ALL find Matthew Holm's illustrations visually appealing and actually consider them rather massively annoying and aesthetically grating. Thus any and all potential and actual reading pleasure with regard to Babymouse’s antics and friendship struggles very quickly started to majorly wane, as indeed, I felt continuously distracted by both the annoying graphics and the general lack of text in
Queen of the World
, and was therefore constantly missing and then searching for (in fact rather essential) narrative information (information that was often hidden in the illustrations a
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From GoodReads:
It’s the same thing every day for Babymouse. Where is the glamour? The excitement? The adventure? Nothing ever changes, until . . . Babymouse hears about Felicia Furrypaws’s exclusive slumber party. Will Babymouse get invited? Will her best friend, Wilson, forgive her if she misses their monster movie marathon? Find out in Babymouse: Queen of the World, a graphic novel with attitude!
I’m sure I’ve said it before, but I think it always bears repeating, graphic novels are excellent for getting low readers reading more. Don’t get me wrong they’re great for kids who like that visual component too, but they have tons of picture support without the stigma of being a picture book.
Babymouse is a mouse who knows herself. She is swayed into thinking she wants something she doesn’t have, but it doesn’t take her long to come back to her senses. She also has such a rich fantasy life. It’s very funny to watch her fall into putting herself into other roles, like noir detective and Wild West gunslinger. This was a quick enjoyable read.
The art fits the quirkiness of the characters and the humor and quips of Babymou
A Loveable Little Mouse with a Big Imagination
Babymouse: Queen of the World!
by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm
Series: Babymouse (Book 1)
Publication Date: December 27, 2005
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Length: 96pp
ISBN-13: 978-0375832291
Related Links:
Babymouse Website (Lots of fun things to do!)
Babymouse and Squish at Random House Kids (Character guide, book list, and more fun things to do!)
Jennifer L. Holm’s Website (Blog and much more!)
Matthew Holm’s Website
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The Night I Met Babymouse (and Her Creator!)
On Friday, November 14th, in Fairfax, Virgina, the Fairfax County Public Library, cosponsored by the Friends of Pohick Regional Library, hosted a special event with award-winning author Jennifer L. Holm. Having read and loved her middle grade books
Penny From Heaven
and
The Fourteenth Goldfish
, I was excited to have a chance to meet Jennifer and have her sign some books. Little did I know I was in for a treat that would open up a whole new world: Babymouse!
The large audience was filled with kids, mainly ages 6 to 10, from many of the local elementary school