BABYMOUSE: QUEEN OF THE WORLD, by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm

Random House, $5.95 (signed paperback first edition)

I may have found another personal heroine, to keep company with Ian Falconer’s Olivia and Neil Gaiman’s Coraline. Babymouse doesn’t have a lot of expectations – well, maybe just a few: a tiara, ice cream for lunch, straight whiskers, no homework, and to be crowned Queen of the World, or even Assistant Queen. Instead, she has a bratty baby brother, house chores, and that obnoxious Felicia Furrypaws, the most popular girl in school. This graphic novel for kids is funny, poignant, and really cool for both girls and boys, ages 7-10.




BABYMOUSE: OUR HERO, by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm

Random House, $5.95 (signed paperback first edition)

She’s pink. She’s sassy. She’s Babymouse! In this installment, Babymouse misses the bus and has to walk to school – about 2000 miles through burning desert, of course -- and when she gets there, she has to play dodge ball in gym class, tell her math teacher her locker ate her homework – and that’s just the first day of the week! More graphic adventures for discerning readers of all ages, but targeted especially to those between 7 and 10.