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A review by nicolemhewitt
School-Tripped by Jennifer L. Holm, Matthew Holm
Very cute story of a little mouse who has an adventure in the big city when she finds a kitten. Yes, there are animal "characters" and then regular animals---kind of weird, but I just went with it. The idea of a mouse owning a kitten amused me greatly.
Kids will probably love this story; as a stuck-in-the-mud mom, I have a few issues with it: First of all, middle schoolers go on a field trip to a museum and are allowed to just wander alone (with one friend). That would absolutely never happen where I live, but maybe some schools would do this? But for me the bigger issue is that Babymouse and her friend completely break the rules and wander around the whole city, getting lost and into possibly dangerous situations with absolutely zero consequences. The final message of the book even seems to be that this was a good thing because they got to see the "art" of the world around them instead of the art in the museum.
Still, there is a nice message of them trying to do a good deed by returning the kitten to its owner. And the story is really FUN and sometimes goofy (they get to see a star in a Broadway play who is disguised as a mime at first). That's what most kids this age are going to really care about.
***Disclosure: I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.***
Kids will probably love this story; as a stuck-in-the-mud mom, I have a few issues with it: First of all, middle schoolers go on a field trip to a museum and are allowed to just wander alone (with one friend). That would absolutely never happen where I live, but maybe some schools would do this? But for me the bigger issue is that Babymouse and her friend completely break the rules and wander around the whole city, getting lost and into possibly dangerous situations with absolutely zero consequences. The final message of the book even seems to be that this was a good thing because they got to see the "art" of the world around them instead of the art in the museum.
Still, there is a nice message of them trying to do a good deed by returning the kitten to its owner. And the story is really FUN and sometimes goofy (they get to see a star in a Broadway play who is disguised as a mime at first). That's what most kids this age are going to really care about.
***Disclosure: I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.***