Babymouse Puppy Love By: Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (Graphic Novel- Modern Fantasy)

Babymouse Puppy Love by Jennifer Holm and Matthew Holm, is a children's graphic novel. It is a story about a mouse named Babymouse who has always dreamed of having a dog, however has only been allowed by her mother to have small animals such as fish. Babymouse has also not been the most responsible mouse at taking care of animals. When her fish that she currently has dies, her mother begins scolding and asking her how many fish she has had all together. Babymouse begins to think in her head, and counts to five. After school, her mother takes her to the pet store to get another pet. She see's the dogs and automatically wants a puppy! However, her mother tells her to start with something small, like a hamster. Babymouse decides to get a hamster and name it Hammy. She buys a book about the hamster to learn more about them. However, after her mother cooks cupcakes, Babymouse is eager to get to the kitchen to eat them and leaves the cage open. She later comes back to find her hamster gone. Babymouse continues to go through the process of getting a pet, then somehow losing it. One day she is sitting outside and a stray puppy comes up to her. She tells her mom they must keep it and take care of it, and that she will promise to do all the work. Babymouse discovers how hard it is to keep up with a dog. Having to take it out, feed it and give it baths takes a lot of time. She finally gets the hang of it, and trains the dog when all of a sudden the dogs real owner see's them out on a walk. Babymouse is sad when the owner takes the dog, who she had finally thought was hers. This is a funny book! I had never read a graphic novel before, and this was a good one to start with. It incorporates daydreams and the reality of Babymouse's life in a very humorous way. I think this would be a great book to read with students to show them new and different types of books and genres. Many students have not read graphic novels, and I think this would be a funny one to show them how stories can be written in different ways.