Babymouse has quite the imagination and uses it freely, almost too freely. She finds herself drifting and not really paying attention in math class, thus earning herself an F- on a math assignment. F-?! Woah, Babymouse. Her teacher promises to forget the bad grade if Babymouse will give up her lunch periods to compete with the Mathletes in the upcoming Math Olympics!
This installment of this pink, cupcake filled graphic novel features fun parodies of many popular fantasy books. Like these classic fantasy stories, Babymouse: Dragonslayer starts with a map. Of course this map features Babymouse-esque landmarks like, "Caer Cupcake" and "Furrypaws Forest." At one point during her harrowing adventure, we even find our heroine under a tree, reading from a thick book entitled, "Another Story About an Orphan Who Has Magical Abilities and Saves the World From the Forces of Darkness (Book One of Twelve)."
I highly recommend this hilarious series, especially Dragonslayer! I LOVE BABYMOUSE! It's great that she's a cute girl mouse who loves pink hearts and cupcakes, but always imagines herself as the character having the adventures. She casts herself as the knight slaying the dragon, the detective solving the mystery, or the creepy monster, never the damsel in distress. She's probably too cool to hang with me, but I would definitely want to be her friend!