So I don’t know how I’ve gone my whole life not knowing about this series. I’ve had a lot of friends and coworkers go “Oh I read that when I was a kid!” with some fondness when they found out I was reading it. This has happened with a lot of the series I’ve read […]
So recently a friend of mine made the mistake of informing me that Magic Tree House was a thing. Like, one the best-selling chapter book series of all time kind of a thing. Sixty-six books not counting supplement books and graphic novels kind of a thing. So of course I’m gonna read them all. For […]
There. I said it. It’s hard to talk about books when nobody’s on the same page. You think somebody would have unified format names by now. Different groups have different ideas. From publishers to stores to libraries to teachers and of course, kids. Things can’t help get a little muddied. But I can still complain […]
Happy new year everyone! What have I been doing over the holiday season? Oh not much just finishing all of Junie B Jones. I’m not even done yet, but I’ve read all the mainline books and I really wanna get this article up on time. I missed December and all. “Why would you subject yourself […]
This is the first article I’ve been requested to write. Don’t let that make you think this topic isn’t exciting, because it super is exciting. I went off about it in a critique group and had to pull myself back from ranting for hours. This article isn’t hours long though. Don’t worry, I kept it […]
So as you may have read in my intro post, Sophie here is what got me back into kidlit. Just look at that art and those characters. How can you not read that? Everything looks so nice. Premise We follow the everyday adventures of Sophie Mouse, as she meets new friends and struggles with the […]
So the first thing you should notice about Dear Sister is that sick amazing ridiculously tone setting cover. This might be my favorite book cover ever. I’m not even going to describe it, just look at it. Did you go out and read it yet? I’ll wait. I really don’t want to spoil any of […]
Judy and her moods have been around since the year 2000. In that time her book series has seen a few reprints from a few different companies. Let’s briefly go over the evolution of her books and their look: The Cardboard Era A brown background with a colored stripe up top (and sometimes bottom) featuring […]
I have a soft spot for Mean Girls. Not just the 2004 Lindsay Lohan flick, the character archetype. There’s just something about characters who have a grudge against everything, or at least the main character, that fascinates me. Who hurt them? How did they become this kind of person? Why doesn’t every book I read […]
My name is Joshua Van Laningham. In May 2022 I purchased a 10-book set of The Adventures of Sophie Mouse at a garage sale for $10. I was immediately taken by Jennifer A Bell’s art and Poppy Green’s characters. Was kidlit always this good? What happened since I read Redwall in middle school? I gotta […]
The Mousehold 