Saturday, September 16, 2017

Little Babymouse and the Christmas Cupcakes

by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm

Holm, J. L., & Holm, M. (2016). Little Babymouse and the Christmas cupcakes. New York: Random House.

What an imagination Babymouse has! In this hilarious graphic novel, Babymouse is no longer the baby now that a new member of the family, Squeak, has been born. After giving in to temptation and eating Santa's cookies, Babymouse decides to bake Christmas cupcakes for Santa. When her mom rushes out of the kitchen to tend to Squeak's wailing, Babymouse fantasizes that she is fighting a loud dragon and comes out victorious! Three-to-seven-year olds will enjoy this holiday adventure with Babymouse, especially if they also have a newborn at home who makes a lot of noise.

Children are drawn to graphic novels, just like I adored the Sunday comics while growing up. I appreciate the generous-sized panels throughout this book...they make it more welcoming to a younger audience than other graphic novels. The expressions on Babymouse's face speak volumes regarding her emotions, to which children will be able to relate. Parents will savor reading this book to a child, as well, and find humor in how accurately the Holms depict having a new infant in the home along with a youngster and how the narrator cleverly communicates with Babymouse throughout the story.

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Author, Jennifer L. Holm's website: http://www.jenniferholm.com/

Author/Illustrator, Matthew Holm's website: http://www.matthewholm.net/

Meet Babymouse!

Meet brother and sister authors/illustrators, Jennifer and Matthew Holm!

List/covers of other Babymouse books: http://rhcbooks.com/series/BMO/babymouse