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Squish #6
Fear the Amoeba
He's ba-ack! From the award-winning creators of Babymouse, it's the most spine-tingling* Squish yet!
Gulp! A SCARY new movie has everyone talking--and Squish is SPOOKED out of his cellular mind! But it's just a movie, right? Right?! Will Squish be eaten alive by a TERRIFYING movie monster? Will his friends think he's (gasp!) totally chicken? And can Squish's comic book hero, Super Amoeba, defeat his CREEPIEST foe yet? Find out the answers to these questions and more in the 6th Squish graphic novel: "Fear the Amoeba"--saving the world, one cell at a time! BONUS: Look in the back to find out how to draw one of the Squish characters and to get instructions for a SENSATIONAL science experiment you can do at home! SHAZAM!
*Amoebas do not actually have spines.
Filled with superheroes, comics within comics, and gross-out science, Squish is perfect for fans of Captain Underpants, My Weird School, and Lunch Lady.
Gulp! A SCARY new movie has everyone talking--and Squish is SPOOKED out of his cellular mind! But it's just a movie, right? Right?! Will Squish be eaten alive by a TERRIFYING movie monster? Will his friends think he's (gasp!) totally chicken? And can Squish's comic book hero, Super Amoeba, defeat his CREEPIEST foe yet? Find out the answers to these questions and more in the 6th Squish graphic novel: "Fear the Amoeba"--saving the world, one cell at a time! BONUS: Look in the back to find out how to draw one of the Squish characters and to get instructions for a SENSATIONAL science experiment you can do at home! SHAZAM!
*Amoebas do not actually have spines.
Filled with superheroes, comics within comics, and gross-out science, Squish is perfect for fans of Captain Underpants, My Weird School, and Lunch Lady.
96 pages, Paperback
First published July 8, 2014
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About the author
Jennifer L. Holm
121 books1,728 followersJennifer L. Holm is a USA TODAY and NEW YORK TIMES-bestselling children's author with more than 9.8 million books in print She is the recipient of three Newbery Honors for her novels OUR ONLY MAY AMELIA, PENNY FROM HEAVEN, and TURTLE IN PARADISE and a Scott O'Dell Award for her novel FULL OF BEANS.
Jennifer collaborates with her brother, Matthew Holm, on three bestselling graphic novel series -- the Eisner Award-winning Babymouse series, the SUNNY series, and the Squish series. SQUISH is now an animated tv series on YouTube!
For more information, visit her website at www.jenniferholm.com.
Jennifer collaborates with her brother, Matthew Holm, on three bestselling graphic novel series -- the Eisner Award-winning Babymouse series, the SUNNY series, and the Squish series. SQUISH is now an animated tv series on YouTube!
For more information, visit her website at www.jenniferholm.com.
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August 21, 2018So ridiculously cute. Also, amoebas are hilarious.
November 9, 2017
This book talk about an amoeba his name call squish. And his friend and his classmates all like to watch the movie “baby house”. But squish is very afraid that movie. When his friends call him to watch this movie, he doesn’t want to. How can he do? The end, he choose an other movie he like! All people have something they afraid. But you can do an other ways!
January 13, 2026
While not entirely original, I did love that they managed to throw in a surprisingly deep quote about fear/anxiety in an otherwise silly book/series. When Super Amoeba tells the frightened girl that he’s scared because everyone is scared of something my heart went 🥺 even though I’m a full-grown adult. Sometimes even I need reminded of that lol. 😂 And it was nice seeing a brave Golden Age era Superman type superhero humble himself enough to admit that yes, “Even the adults who appear the most brave still have fears too.”
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March 2, 2020
Squish and his friends have been engorging themselves in the COOLEST scary movie to ever hit the Pond!! The Waterbear!! :o 🎥Shrieks and fun come with every turn of the page with this one. Squish has to figure out if he can sit through these movies and get through life after watching them. Adorkable read! :D
February 13, 2022
This book should teach a child not to be afraid to be honest with their friends and family members when something scares them. Great lesson to teach a child. You know we were all scared to tell people things when we were little, too. Relatable.
October 31, 2017
I like this book it has a lot of pictures because it is a comic book.
November 30, 2017
This was such a cute comic within a comic with a moral this time - sometimes heroes get scared too :)
March 9, 2018
This book was really easy to read and really quick.The book was about nightmares from a movie and it was really funny.It based off of what would happen in real life.
April 9, 2018
It was about an amoeba named Squish and he is afraid of a movie series called The Water Bear. It was an ok book.
August 2, 2019
Squish scores again
July 20, 2020
And that is why I don't watch horror movies. Especially ones with water bears...
July 20, 2020
Daniel read this series in 2nd grade
funny comic books
funny comic books
November 25, 2020
Read it with my kids. I’m definitely not the target audience, so I don’t really enjoy reading this book to my kids (6 & 3). But they both seem to like it.
March 3, 2021
Not as good as the rest.
April 21, 2023
squish is so scared
May 29, 2023
Read this to a 7–year-old who had read it before and really enjoyed it. So cute! We went over some fun science facts!
January 2, 2017
Story: 4 stars
Art: 4 stars
In this sixth installment of the Squish series, Squish seems to be the only amoeba that doesn't like horror movies. He is conflicted about telling his best friend, Pod, that he doesn't want to watch them any more, especially since Pod seems to enjoy them so much and he has never been the most supportive friend to Squish. But Peggy has always been a loyal friend who can be counted on when the chips are down.
Another graphic novel series by the Holm siblings, aimed at chapter book readers, but the Squish series doesn't have the magic of the Babymouse books. All the characters in this series are microorganisms. The color scheme is black, white, and green, since this series targets boys. Squish, an amoeba, loves comic books, especially his favorite superhero, Super Amoeba. It's a strength of this series, and a tribute to the power of literature in children's lives (yes, comic books are children's literature, too), that the issue of Super Amoeba that Squish is reading parallels whatever is going on in Squish's own life. As in the Babymouse series, there is an off-screen narrator who comments on what is happening in the Squish books.
Art: 4 stars
In this sixth installment of the Squish series, Squish seems to be the only amoeba that doesn't like horror movies. He is conflicted about telling his best friend, Pod, that he doesn't want to watch them any more, especially since Pod seems to enjoy them so much and he has never been the most supportive friend to Squish. But Peggy has always been a loyal friend who can be counted on when the chips are down.
Another graphic novel series by the Holm siblings, aimed at chapter book readers, but the Squish series doesn't have the magic of the Babymouse books. All the characters in this series are microorganisms. The color scheme is black, white, and green, since this series targets boys. Squish, an amoeba, loves comic books, especially his favorite superhero, Super Amoeba. It's a strength of this series, and a tribute to the power of literature in children's lives (yes, comic books are children's literature, too), that the issue of Super Amoeba that Squish is reading parallels whatever is going on in Squish's own life. As in the Babymouse series, there is an off-screen narrator who comments on what is happening in the Squish books.
May 12, 2015
This is the sixth book in the Squish series by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm. Our youngest devoured the Babymouse series in no time and while we're waiting for the next book in that series, she decided she wanted to try out this one.
I've found that these stories aren't nearly as compelling or charming as the Babymouse ones. In both series, the main character learns a moral lesson and the stories are all entertaining; I just like the "Babymouse" characters better.
But our youngest really likes Squish, and she's eager to read more of the books in this series. One good aspect of the story is that Squish learns about the addictive nature of video games and how playing too much can affect his school performance.
The illustrations are good and since it's a graphic novel, they tell most of the story along with the dialogue. But once again, they just don't have the charm of the girl in pink. I guess the one thing that it's got going for it is likely to appeal more to boys.
I've found that these stories aren't nearly as compelling or charming as the Babymouse ones. In both series, the main character learns a moral lesson and the stories are all entertaining; I just like the "Babymouse" characters better.
But our youngest really likes Squish, and she's eager to read more of the books in this series. One good aspect of the story is that Squish learns about the addictive nature of video games and how playing too much can affect his school performance.
The illustrations are good and since it's a graphic novel, they tell most of the story along with the dialogue. But once again, they just don't have the charm of the girl in pink. I guess the one thing that it's got going for it is likely to appeal more to boys.
July 27, 2014
Other than a MAJOR writing rule break, this was another really fun graphic novel with Squish, the coolest Amoeba since… well ever. The major rule that was broken was not with Squish’s story line, but with the secondary comic adventure Super Amoeba (that Squish is reading throughout the book) which ended with zero resolution. What happened with the “Dark Mist?” Was it left to pick off the towns citizens one by one? Was Super Amoeba to busy telling a child that he should be afraid, instead of kicking some serious Dark Mist butt?? This reader needs to know! I hope there is a resolution in Squish #7.
August 17, 2014
Squish – Fear the Amoeba #6 by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm – I just love this series… it makes me laugh and also love the messages, courage, being different, speaking up for yourself, making your own decisions… what a wonderful team. I was thrilled to meet Matt Holm at a writers workshop and receive this book as a gift (and get it autographed!) Can’t wait to share with students at school, know they’ll be as excited as I was to read it! (Just hope it isn’t like Squish #5 that walked away from the library the first day it was on the shelf and was returned the last day of school… but at least it was returned!
July 9, 2014
Squish is finding a place in my heart! I liked this one more than some of the others. I also loved the special cameo in the book!
I like the topic this book tackled - I was one of those kids who was afraid of scary movies. I remember trying to be tough, but really, they're scary! I love the Dad's words of the wiser :)
I like the topic this book tackled - I was one of those kids who was afraid of scary movies. I remember trying to be tough, but really, they're scary! I love the Dad's words of the wiser :)
October 30, 2014
This might be my favorite book in the Squish series. Squish really doesn't like the latest scary movie that all of his friends seem to love and can't wait to see. He's afraid to tell them his feelings for fear of being ridiculed. I immediately saw this as something that many kids deal with, and I love how Squish eventually stands up for himself. Great lesson!
November 16, 2014
"It takes real courage to admit that you're scared."
Everyone is going to see the new "Water Bear" movie, but Squish doesn't like scary movies. He's hearing noises and scaring himself long after he sees them. So, when the new movie come out will he have the courage to tell his friends that he's too scared to see it?
Everyone is going to see the new "Water Bear" movie, but Squish doesn't like scary movies. He's hearing noises and scaring himself long after he sees them. So, when the new movie come out will he have the courage to tell his friends that he's too scared to see it?
June 14, 2015
This is a fun graphic novel in the Squish series that I'm sure will be popular in my classroom library. Squish deals with his fear of scary movies, which is a problem that I can appreciate. My husband loves scary movies and I don't. I don't even like the commercials for scary movies. I always share with my students my feelings about scary movies, too. I liked this book, a lot.
December 31, 2014
Even amoebas have a hard time choosing to do what is right, as this story details. My favorite part of this book are the arrows for the narrator voice and to describe the characters. And the promise to solve global warming.
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July 20, 2014
Squish worries that his friends will tease him because he's afraid of the popular Water Bear movies.
July 12, 2014
So funny! :)
July 29, 2014
Squish worries that his friends won't think he is cool because he's afraid of a popular new series of movies. As always, a relatable story told in a humorous way.
July 27, 2014
Squish doesn't like scary movies but watches them because everyone else is. He learns to overcome this.
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