Babymouse #10: The Musical [Paperback]

Jennifer L. Holm (Author, Illustrator), Matt Holm (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Babymouse

Dust off your dancing shoes. Babymouse and the gang are taking center stage in the feel-good book of the season! Will Babymouse get the lead in the school musical or will Felicia Furrypaws steal the show? Find out in Babymouse: The Musical ! Filled with highsteps and high jinks and starring the critically acclaimed, award-winning Babymouse as herself, this showstopper will have you tapping your toes and singing along!

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

In her tenth misadventure, the irrepressible Babymouse tries out for the school musical, encouraged by new transfer student Henry Higgins, a British hedgehog. Of course, the popular girl, Felicia, wins the title role, and Babymouse has to settle for being her understudy with practically no hope of ever really being onstage. Yes, Babymouse does have a couple of major problems as an actress: she can’t keep the stage directions straight, and she trips over her own feet. As rehearsals go on, readers are treated to snippets of many great Broadway musicals (including My Fair Lady,Grease,The Phantom of the Opera,Annie, and more) as Babymouse daydreams during classes. Drawn with the usual black, white, and pink inks, this book will have readers laughing with, and wincing in sympathy for, Babymouse (particularly in PE, when she always gets hit during dodgeball). Another winning installment for the series’ fans. Grades 4-6. --Kat Kan

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“Nobody puts Babymouse in the corner.”—Horn Book, Starred

“Cute, smart, sassy Babymouse is fun and funny.”—Booklist

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (January 13, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375843884
• ISBN-13: 978-0375843884
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 0.4 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,662 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Baby Mouse Rocks, February 5, 2009

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Marsha In Co "Juliet Bookworm" (Monument, Co) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Babymouse #10: The Musical (Paperback)

If you haven't read the "Baby Mouse" books then you're missing out. Baby Mouse is a skinny, spunky little mouse. She takes on the world in her own special way. I bought our first book when we were on a trip and I was looking for something to keep my daughter occupied. Not only did Baby Mouse keep her occupied but we learned that even if you are little, skinny and a mouse of all things; nothing has to stand in your way. This book immediately became her favorite.

These books have been a wonderful reinforcement for my daughter who see's so much of herself in Baby Mouse. I have seen my daughter go from a quiet, shy little girl to someone who speaks up for herself and her friends. Who doesn't care what the "Barbie Brat's" (snotty little girls at her school) say or do, she holds her head high and wears that funky knitted hat she loves. She now loves having her own style instead of trying to fit in.

These books are wonderful. If your child isn't into reading these books are a great way to get them started. We have them all and can't wait for more.

My daughter say's "the thing I like best about Baby Mouse books is they are funny. Baby Mouse is crazy for cup-cakes and has a great imagination".

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Babymouse a riffic, January 19, 2009

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Tim Lasiuta "Comic Fan 42" (Red Deer, Alberta) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Babymouse #10: The Musical (Paperback)

Move over High School Musical! Annie, take a seat! Chicago, put a sock in it! Baby Mouse is here with nothing but strutting in high step, belting out a tune, and wowing the parents at the Elementary School Musical.

Jennifer and Matthew Holm have given readers a charming, musically literate look at musicals from an elementary mind set. The interesting thing is that while young readers will miss the references, their parents won't. Savvy readers will find Phantom of the Opera, the Lion King, My Fair Lady, and even Grease. Yes, believe it or not, there's even a Henry Higgins as a `supporting' character!

Age group? Realistically, it is aimed at a junior level, probably grade 3-5. In actuality, parents will read it to their kids and find out that musical theatre is not dead by any stretch of the imagination. Who knows, maybe there will even be a rebirth of musicals.

www.babymouse.com and www.randomhouse.com

Tim Lasiuta

4.0 out of 5 stars What's not to like about Babymouse?, January 22, 2012

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Deborah Sandford "Marian the Librarian" (Madison, NJ, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Babymouse #10: The Musical (Paperback)

Babymouse is `Everymouse", so to speak. This adorably awkward school-aged girl is, as one critic exclaims, irrepressible. She stands up to bullies by being herself, doesn't say no to trying something new, and has a zany and over-active imagination. Black and white and shades of pink are the trademark colors of this graphic novel series. Easy for young readers to read, they may not understand in this volume the allusions to classic musicals (Grease, Phantom of the Opera, Annie) or the comments of the narrator as a character. This is a cheerful slice-of-life with a dash of hilarity in the saga of Babymouse.