by Jennifer L Holm.
I picked this up at the library booksale. It's a little comic book about a girl mouse who goes to school. Babymouse isn't in with the cool girls, but she would like to be. When Babymouse hands over her own school paper to coolest girl in school, she gains an important invite to what is sure to be a fabulous sleepover. While Babymouse daydreams about how she is sure to become supercool, too, she barely gives a thought to the fact that she is going to stand up her equally nerdy friend with whom she already has plans.
The night finally arrives, and you guessed it. Babymouse doesn't have fun and the cool girls don't treat her very nicely. She bails out early and meets up with her friend.
The end.
Thank god this book was super short (think 30 minutes) because it was a definite waste of time. Like this was so predictable, it was an after school special, but not as well-written and lacking any gravitas. It was a Hallmark card: Accept yourself. Be happy with who you are. Trite and predictable, this could probably be made into a short film (think 5 minutes) that wouldn't be too much of a waste of time.
I did just research this book, and it's target audience is between 4 to 8 (amazon) and 7 to 10 (bn.com). That reassures me a little. I can't stand the idea of taking this seriously for anyone over 8, but I haven't read any of the others in the series. But I can see this being appropriate for a first through third grader, but absolutely not for anyone older.
No Grade as it is not relevant.
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