October 15, 2010
Grades 4-6 In her latest adventure, Babymouse accidentally sets off the sprinkler system in the library. With many of the books ruined, the school decides to run a cupcake fund-raiser. Felicia uses catchy slogans and ads to sell hers, but every scheme . . . er, plan Babymouse tries ends in disaster. This time, her overactive imagination does point the way to one plan that maybe, just maybe will work. Young readers will enjoy Babymouses daydreams, especially her view of the library as a wonderful landscape of books and the nonfiction section as the tomb of the unknown fraction.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2010, American Library Association.)
January 1, 2011
When the library is flooded and books are destroyed (accidents happen, Babymouse), the school holds a fundraiser. Babymouse's entrepreneurial spirit (and her competitive streak) emerge as she tries to out-sell Felicia and win the special prize. This graphic novel's plucky heroine, pink-tinted daydreams, and sassy narrator continue to be rich with humor, warmth, and cupcakes.
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