The Horn Book Guide

YOUNGER FICTION

Yee, Wong Herbert

Hammy and Gerbee: Mummies at the Museum

111 pp. | Holt/Ottaviano | January, 2018 | Paper ISBN 978-1-62779-462-6 $12.99

(2) 1-3 Best friends Hammy and Gerbee (hamster and gerbil, respectively) break from their class during a science museum visit to create mischief involving toilet paper, mummy role-playing, and slapstick humor. The entertaining characters are rendered via thick, relaxed lines in this graphic novel. Nine short, fast-paced sections will engage new readers; easy-to-follow sequences, simple speech-bubble dialogue, uncomplicated wordplay, and visual punch lines should draw in reluctant readers.

Reviewer: Julie Danielson | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2018