I didn’t feel like this one added anything to the series. It felt like just a rehash of the other stories but in a bigger book so the company can charge more for it. I also wish that the character would grow a little. In every book we are dealing with the same character in the same situations and she never seems to learn anything from her past experiences. I loved this series when it started, but now it is starting to feel stale.

It was so great to get back into the world of Babymouse! Like her other books, this is full of imagination and fun. This time, Babymouse is questioning her messy whiskers, but there’s more to them than she realizes.

Did you miss the baby mouse series and did you go up with them well in this wonderful spin off series of baby mouse you get to see our favorite mouse friend once again

Jennifer L. Holm is one of the best children's writers out there. I have loved everything by her. I recommend her all the time. And this will be added to the list of recommendations. Jennifer L. Holm did it again. All ages can enjoy her work.

3.5 stars = Good +

This is a cute story centered around Babymouse's self-consciousness about her "messy" whiskers. In her dreams and imagination she visits a variety of stories (Cinderella, Jason and the Golden Fleece, Rapunzel, etc.) while she works through her feelings.

I could see older readers picking this up because they loved the character when they were kids - and there's plenty here for fans to enjoy. Newcomers can start here without any issues.

This was a great book! I've always enjoyed the Babymouse series and this was no less enjoyable. I really liked the plot and how different fairy tales were used to show Babymouse's story and longing for normal whiskers.

This is a new addition to the beloved series of Babymouse, the hero of her own show! This is Babymouse 2.0 though, with full color illustrations and a larger sized format. These changes will only make readers love her more, which is hard to imagine! This new one follows Babymouse in her struggles and triumphs and kids are going to love it.

This is such a good baby mouse book! Baby Mouse is dealing with her insecurity about her imperfect curly whiskers and she keeps getting bullied because of them. So she wishes with all her heart that she didn't have whiskers and they disappear! She's whiskerless for a while before she gets the most perfect pair of whiskers and her little brother wants to have perfect whiskers too, but when she sees that the idea of perfection hurts her brother and she starts to rethink her perception of what is the perfect Baby Mouse. Self-love, silliness, and with a lot of love, this graphic novel speaks on an issue that many preteens deal with, self-esteem.
Story: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Worldbuilding: 5/5
Overall: 5/5
Thanks to NetGalley, Random House Books for Young Readers, and Jennifer L. Holm for sending me a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was really fun. It was nice to see Babymouse back in action. I am not sure what grade or age this is geared towards, but Babymouse is in middle school. But the humor, the writing and the storytelling would be great for those in elementary school as well. I love that after 20 years, Babymouse is in full color. Plus, this first book in a new series has a great tale and lesson. As usual, keep up the good work Babymouse.

My kids love graphic novels, it really doesn't matter the subject! They have read many BabyMouse books from years ago, so they were very excited to see a new BM book was coming out! Thank you to netgalley for the ARC of this book for my kids!

Librarian confession time: This is my time reading a Babymouse book. And I rather enjoyed it. Babymouse is charming and a character with such a huge, whimsical imagination really speaks to me.

For Libraries: If Babymouse is popular with your kiddos, this is a shoo-in.

I am not a huge fan of graphic novels, but Babymouse is my one exception. I have missed having new ones to share in my school library, and am so excited to add this to our collection.
It is a fun romp, I love the twists and turns and all the laughs! So glad she is BACK!!

While this definitely didn’t measure up to the original books for me, it was still incredibly fun and nostalgic to read. With its original art, entertaining plot, meaningful messages, and wild main character, The Big Adventures of Babymouse stays true to the beloved Babymouse books and is perfect for kids of all ages.

This is my first book of the Babymouse and I thought the book was so cute! This kind of reminded me of Captain Underpants type of drawing scheme and that was my entire childhooooddd!!! The lesson regarding to love your self and self-love was a big theme in this book that I truly appreciated and I would definitely recommend it to children!

10/10 will read anything with a mouse on the cover.

This is my first foray into the Babymouse series and it was such a cute read. Babymouse is a sweet and loveable protagonist with very human problems that we can all relate to. I started out really enjoying the book but it felt repetitive after awhile since it's pretty much the same story told 5 times. Told in 5 parts, all have the same message about self-love and acceptance. I loved the full-colour illustrations though, they are stunning!

Honest review from my nine year old:

I really liked it. I enjoyed that the author gave a story just to BabyMouse’s whiskers, and the lesson to always be yourself.

Also loved the illustrations and style.

OMG can Babymouse have any more exciting adventures?!

OYSC (Oh Yes SHE Can!) in The Big Adventures of Babymouse: Once Upon a Messy Whisker. In the newest, wildest adventure of Babymouse, she ventures through different fairy tales and with challenges the reader could only imagine. It's crazy, its wild, its beyond funny! And that doesn’t even cover the hilarious and wacky illustrations. The artwork is so motivating- keeping readers – reading. And let’s be honest, how can you go wrong with a book with a fairy kingdom 😉

What a great way to get early readers excited about reading!!

Grateful to have received a digital copy of this book from NetGalley & Random House Children's,

I've been reading the Babymouse books off and on since I was a child, though its been years since I've read or re-read any of them. This addition isn't my favorite, but it is a cute addition to the series, though I have to say I think I prefer the old monochrome to the new full color, even if the art was very good in this book. This addition was very fairytale / short story style, but it would probably make a decent starting place for someone not familiar with Babymouse.

This was a cute volume. Babymouse learns all about accepting your flaws. She is very concerned that her whiskers aren't straight. As she goes to bed one night, she reads a book of fairytales and wishes that she didn't have any whiskers. She wakes up the next morning to find that her wish has come true! Over the course of the book, Babymouse goes through more fairytales and has to deal with the consequences of each one. In the end, she learns to accept herself just as she is. Overall, this was a cute graphic novel with a great message.

Babymouse attends school with a group of good friends. She has a little brother named Squeak, a narrator, and a locker with long purple tentacles whom she calls "locker;" with a lowercase "l." (No wonder it's grumpy!)

There's one more thing. Babymouse has a very active and vivid imagination that's so strong, sometimes it takes over--as if she's an actor in a movie, or a famous mouse in history. It can get a little awkward.

Something you may notice about Babymouse is her whiskers. They are a little bit bendy and curly. She considers them the bane of her existence (because they make her feel different, and mean kids tease her).

In this book, Babymouse finds out what it would be like without her "messy" whiskers. (They really should be supervised at all times!)

This young mouse has the normal problems of school kids everywhere (except for the comic book thing, and all if the characters are talking animals). She's funny, a little overly dramatic, and a good sister. I recommend her ironic adventures and silliness!

4/5 Stars

Thanks to Penguin Random House Books for Young Readers and NetGalley for the preview of this fun book; the review is voluntary.

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