"Babymouse: Rock Star" by Jennifer & Matthew Holm

Bibliography

Holm, Jennifer and Matthew. (2006). Babymouse: Rockstar. New York, New York: Random House Children’s Books. ISBN: 978-0-375-93232-8

Summary

This book follows Babymouse’s early life in the pursuit of her dream of becoming a Rockstar.

Analysis

Babymouse is everyone’s favorite loveable adolescent. She is angsty in the ways that well balanced young people are and that makes her so endearing! She has a supportive family and huge dreams.  The book itself was very pleasant to read and the pink highlighting the black and white images was a nice touch. It lent just enough femininity to the drawings to attract a young female audience.

                I really loved that her dream was to become a rock star! It was a great surprise to not see a female stereotype being perpetuated. This might seem like a silly though to have about a children’s book, but they are very susceptible to hints in early adolescence and Babymouse is a good role model!

                This book would be a great recommendation for a young student struggling with reaching a goal or even just a young musician looking for books about other aspiring musicians.

Awards

The author and series have won Newbery Honors and Children’s Choice awards, but Rockstar hasn’t won any on its own YET!