Babymouse Queen Of The World!

Author/Illustrator: Jennifer L. Holm/Matthew Holm

Genre: Graphic Novel

Awards: Notable Children's Book

Grade Level: 2nd-5th

This book is about a mouse who goes by the name of Babymouse. She has a huge imagination and hopes to be named queen of the world. In order to obtain that status she believes that if she could just get an invitation to Felicia Furrypaw's slumber party then she'd gain the title. She makes a deal with Felicia and scores an invite. What she failed to remember was that she had already made plans with her friend to watch movies. She wanted this title so bad, so she skipped out on the movies. The party turned out to not be anything she expected. She left the party and went to watch movies with her friend. Babymouse came to a conclusion that she already was queen of the world, she didn't need to do anything special to prove it or earn the title.

This book is structured for students from 2nd to 5th grade. They are easy to read chapter books. Most graphic novels are aimed towards boys interest, but these are for girls. It is important for students to see that graphic novels are for both genders. I would definitely keep this book in my classroom along with a few other Babymouse books. I would not use it for instructional purposes only to keep in my library.