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Babymouse
has never been able to keep a pet very long. Her fifth goldfish has just
died and she really wants another pet. So, her mother lets her buy a
hamster from the local pet store. Babymouse, being who she is, leaves
the cage door open when it is time for her to eat dinner. When she
returns to her room, the hamster has escaped.
For the
next week, Babymouse returns to the pet store everyday to get a new pet
. . . because she loses each one the same day she buys it. She buys a
turtle, a ferret, a salamander, a hermit crab, a Venus flytrap, and even
some sea monkeys. Little does she know that they are all hanging out
under her bed having a party. Even her fourth goldfish, who didn't die,
just disappeared, is under there.
One day,
Wilson suggests to Babymouse that she have an ant farm (you can guess
what is going to happen). Wilson and Babymouse build the ant farm,
gather up some local ants from outside, and fill the farm. That night,
the ants escape. Sigh . . . of course they do.
Later that
day, a dog without any identification tag walks up to a depressed
Babymouse. Babymouse's mom says that she can keep the dog until they
find the real owner. After naming him Buddy, who then proceeds to chew
up all of Babymouse's shoes, she decides that he needs some training.
Will
Babymouse, who never seems to be able to keep a pet, turn Buddy into a
well-behaved dog? Or will Buddy escape into the night just like all of
her other pets?
Babymouse: Puppy Love is the
eighth book in the Babymouse series and is written and drawn by sister and
brother team Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm. This humorous book is a graphic
novel about a young mouse and her and her ability to cope with everyday
situations. This book is intended for girls ages 6 to 10.
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