New Releases by Jennifer Holm

Meet Babymouse--the spunky mouse beloved by young readers! Babymouse learns how to be a good friend in this BIG, FULL-COLOR graphic novel series, perfect for young readers who love to laugh! "Move over, Superman, here comes Babymouse!"—The Chicago Sun-Times Babymouse has the BEST imagination. She makes the BEST cupcakes. And her BEST friend is Wilson. Then why is Wilson hanging out with the new kid in school so much? And why is the new kid so GOOD at everything?! Well, Babymouse is just going to have to be even BETTER than this new kid. No, she’s going to have to be the BEST! This larger-than-life young graphic novel, full of humor and fun, is a spin-off of the bestselling series that’s sold more than three million copies! DON''T MISS a single BIG ADVENTURE with BABYMOUSE--starting with #1: ONCE UPON A MESSY WHISKER!

The Evil Princess casts terrible spells, while the Brave Knight fights dragons. Could these siblings be any more different? Watch them try to learn to take turns in this hilarious Step 1 Step into Reading.

Quand elle sera reine du monde, Babymouse fera interdire les devoirs et les corvées... Mais en attendant, Félicie Féline, la star de la classe, ne l''a même pas conviée à sa soirée pyjama... Et Babymouse est prête à tout pour obtenir une invitation !

Newbery Honor–winning, New York Times–bestselling, and as full of fun and adventure as it is of deeper family issues. School’s out for summer, and Penny and her cousin Frankie have big plans to eat lots of butter pecan ice cream, swim at the local pool, and cheer on their favorite baseball team—the Brooklyn Dodgers! But sometimes things don’t go according to plan. Penny’s mom doesn’t want her to swim because she’s afraid Penny will get polio. Frankie is constantly getting into trouble, and Penny feels caught between the two sides of her family. But even if the summer doesn’t exactly start as planned . . . things can work out in the most unexpected ways! Set just after World War II, this thought-provoking novel also highlights the prejudice Penny’s Italian American family must confront because people of Italian descent were “the enemy” not long ago. Inspired by three-time Newbery Honor winner Jennifer Holm’s own Italian American family, Penny from Heaven is a story about families—about the things that tear them apart and the things that bring them back together. Includes an author’s note with photographs and background on World War II, internment camps, and 1950s America, as well as additional resources and websites. Booklist: “Holm impressively wraps pathos with comedy in this coming-of-age story, populated by a cast of vivid characters.”