Our Hero: Babymouse    by Jennifer Holm & Matthew Holm Order:  USA  Can Random House, 2005 (2005) Hardcover, Softcover      Reviewed by Hilary Williamson Did you ever dream of being a hero, doing something very brave and very public? I did as a child and so does Babymouse, a small female cartoon character with spirit to spare. Her mind wanders off into daydreams while she copes with the trials of everyday life and deals with her cool school nemesis (Felicia Furrypaws), her vicious monster of a locker ... and the dreaded annual Dodgeball Tournament! You can tell when Babymouse has her hero dreams as the mainly white background (with black drawings and pink highlights) to these cartoons switches to a pink background (I love the one where she's jailed for life for failure in fractions, and then there's Babymousezilla!) In this episode, Babymouse struggles with the bane of her existence (one of them anyway) - dodgeball. Her best buddy Wilson suggests practice, what a novel idea! But it bombs. So Babymouse prepares to meet her fate. No, I won't tell you any more - read for yourself, it's much more fun that way. And watch out for the next Babymouse graphic adventure ... Beach Babe! Note: Opinions expressed in reviews and articles on this site are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of BookLoons. Find more Kids books on our Shelves or in our book Reviews