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The Adventures of Sophie Mouse #16
Hattie in the Spotlight
Sophie’s friend Hattie tries out for a play at Oak Hollow Theater in this sixteenth charming book of The Adventures of Sophie Mouse series!
When Hattie Frog learns that Oak Hollow Theater is putting on a play and anyone can audition, she knows it’s her time to shine. Sophie is surprised because Hattie is usually so shy! But she supports her friend and helps Hattie practice for her audition. And Hattie gets a role! There’s just one problem. Now Hattie isn’t so sure she’s ready to be on stage in front of all of Pine Needle Grove!
With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Adventures of Sophie Mouse chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.
When Hattie Frog learns that Oak Hollow Theater is putting on a play and anyone can audition, she knows it’s her time to shine. Sophie is surprised because Hattie is usually so shy! But she supports her friend and helps Hattie practice for her audition. And Hattie gets a role! There’s just one problem. Now Hattie isn’t so sure she’s ready to be on stage in front of all of Pine Needle Grove!
With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Adventures of Sophie Mouse chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.
128 pages, Paperback
Published March 17, 2020
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Poppy Green
61 books96 followersPoppy Green can talk to animals! Unfortunately, they never talk back to her. So she started writing in order to imagine what they might say and do when humans aren’t watching. Poppy lives on the edge of the woods in Connecticut, where her backyard is often a playground for all kinds of wildlife: birds, rabbits, squirrels, voles, skunks, deer, and the occasional wild turkey.
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July 23, 2020
3.5 STARS
We are reading this entire series and I felt this most recent addition lacked a little bit of the special sparkle the earlier books have. Also, a few of the details were off, which always kind of bugs me. For example, my kids both noticed right away that Mrs. Wise (the owl school teacher) looked different (why is she suddenly not a great horned owl? that's odd!) and my youngest looked for the painting on the final page (Sophie always does a painting to commemorate her latest "adventure") but there was none. Too bad.
Still, it's entertaining and I'm always happy when a book puts the spotlight on performing arts for children. It was great to see reserved Hattie find her courage and her special talent in the spotlight. I also very much appreciated that Sophie and Owen were part of the backstage crew that is so necessary to any successful theater production. Far too often, books focus only on the cast and that's a shame since many children might not want to be on stage but might enjoy other aspects of theater (theater crews are unsung heroes, trust me!) Sophie designs and helps build the sets and Owen runs the light board. Yay!
We are reading this entire series and I felt this most recent addition lacked a little bit of the special sparkle the earlier books have. Also, a few of the details were off, which always kind of bugs me. For example, my kids both noticed right away that Mrs. Wise (the owl school teacher) looked different (why is she suddenly not a great horned owl? that's odd!) and my youngest looked for the painting on the final page (Sophie always does a painting to commemorate her latest "adventure") but there was none. Too bad.
Still, it's entertaining and I'm always happy when a book puts the spotlight on performing arts for children. It was great to see reserved Hattie find her courage and her special talent in the spotlight. I also very much appreciated that Sophie and Owen were part of the backstage crew that is so necessary to any successful theater production. Far too often, books focus only on the cast and that's a shame since many children might not want to be on stage but might enjoy other aspects of theater (theater crews are unsung heroes, trust me!) Sophie designs and helps build the sets and Owen runs the light board. Yay!
January 15, 2023
Reads with the kiddo 💕
May 26, 2023
Cute story- Hattie the frog auditions for a musical and loses her voice. Sophie helps her get it backs and learns about supporting her friend.
July 13, 2026
Cute. My daughter was so excited when Sophie Mouse used slippery elm. She happens to be taking that same herb in real life, so that little detail bumped it up to 5 stars for us.
September 23, 2024
Appropriate for: all ages!
My 7 year old daughter loves Sophie Mouse and so do I!
My 7 year old daughter loves Sophie Mouse and so do I!
September 30, 2021
1 - Horrible | 2 - Not Good, but Creative | 3 - Okay, Worth Reading | 4 - Good | 5 - Awesome!
5 - Awesome! - My rating of this is strictly from the perspective of a dad reading a book to his daughter. Talk about a message that is filled with so many great examples and conversations to have. I did not finish my review of Stuart Little, but I can tell you that there is ZERO conversations that book invokes. I would recommend this for any child. Great book.
5 - Awesome! - My rating of this is strictly from the perspective of a dad reading a book to his daughter. Talk about a message that is filled with so many great examples and conversations to have. I did not finish my review of Stuart Little, but I can tell you that there is ZERO conversations that book invokes. I would recommend this for any child. Great book.
March 6, 2021
Read aloud to the younger 3, and we are completely devastated that we are caught up in this series! This one was absolutely adorable, and as always I love how real emotions and real friendship situations are handled in such a good way.
October 17, 2021
I've loved this whole series! I've been reading them aloud to my 7yo son. I'll admit -- they've lost a bit of their appeal for him since we're also in the middle of the Bad Guys series, which is a bit more up his alley.
March 19, 2020
I like that the friends help each other.
August 13, 2020
Precious and fun read!
August 24, 2021
Read aloud with the kids. My boys love this series. We usually read them in one sitting and we are sad that we are almost finished with all the published installments.
October 28, 2021
Fun. Friends helping friends. Daughter was adamant it was 4 stars after she said it was 1,000 stars... well ok?
June 23, 2023
Read this to my five year old and she loved it!
October 24, 2025
Hattie was just so adorable in this book- I absolutely loved this!
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June 15, 2026I read this aloud around the time my kid’s friends were performing in showcases and plays - a sweet way to show everyone can use their gifts to participate!
June 17, 2026
Not the most exciting book of the series, but very cute. I love the way the friends all encouraged and supported each other.
August 19, 2022
A great book for beginner readers!
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