Babymouse is exactly that: a baby girl mouse. She wants one thing: a pet. She tries her pet parenting skills out on a fish, hamster, salamander, turtle, hermit crab, sea monkeys, ferret, and venus fly trap, but ends up losing all of them. With not so much as one success in terms of pet parenting Babymouse's parents are hesistant to let her care for a stray dog, but she proves to be an excellent dog owner in that she walks, bathes, and trains Buddy only to have to hand the dog over to its rightful owner at novel's end. A humorous graphic story told in comic book panel format with black and white illustrations highlighted with pink young boys and girls alike will laugh out loud as Babymouse learns what it takes to be a pet owner.Genre: Realistic Fiction/Fantasy
Holm, J.L. & Holm, M. (2007). Babymouse: Puppy love. New York: Random House.
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