IST571: Children's Literature Lit Kit
Book: Babymouse: Puppy Love by Jennifer Holm and Matthew Holm
Lesson Plan and Selling Tool:
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Tanya Beers
IST571: Babymouse: Puppy Love by Jennifer Holm and Matthew Holm - Lit Kit
Title: Babymouse: Puppy Love
Author: Jennifer Holm and Matthew Holm
Lexile Level: GN440L
Grade Level: 2nd – 5th grade
Age Range: 7 to 10 years old
ISBN #: 0375839909
Babymouse: Puppy Love is a book that is part of a series called Babymouse, who is also the
main character. This is a graphic novel for young readers aged and it is about the adventures
of Babymouse, often comical, as she goes about her everyday life. In this book, Babymouse
wants a dog after she has managed to kill her goldfish by overfeeding them, and she has had
many goldfish! This is a fun book for a child that moves at a steady, quick pace so the reader
never gets bored with the story. Babymouse: Puppy Love is a great book to introduce graphic
novels to young readers that they are sure to enjoy!
main character. This is a graphic novel for young readers aged and it is about the adventures
of Babymouse, often comical, as she goes about her everyday life. In this book, Babymouse
wants a dog after she has managed to kill her goldfish by overfeeding them, and she has had
many goldfish! This is a fun book for a child that moves at a steady, quick pace so the reader
never gets bored with the story. Babymouse: Puppy Love is a great book to introduce graphic
novels to young readers that they are sure to enjoy!
Lesson for 3rd graders:
Students will have a classroom short PowerPoint lesson about what graphic novels are, in case
there are students who do not know what they are and may end up being interested in reading
them. In this lesson, I will be discussing how graphic novels are different and similar to a regular
book and slides of photographs of some of the graphic novels that we have in the library (any
slides I show them of graphic novels they may want to check out so I want to be sure they are
in the school library just in case).
there are students who do not know what they are and may end up being interested in reading
them. In this lesson, I will be discussing how graphic novels are different and similar to a regular
book and slides of photographs of some of the graphic novels that we have in the library (any
slides I show them of graphic novels they may want to check out so I want to be sure they are
in the school library just in case).
Students will read Babymouse: Puppy Love by Jennifer Holm and Matthew Holm.
Students will write a 2-page journal entry answering the following questions:
1. Does Babymouse ever learn to be more responsible with her pets?
2. Is her dog a boy or a girl?
3. What kind of pet has Babymouse lost the most of?
4. How does Babymouse come to own a dog?
5. Have you ever had a pet? What kind of pet was/is it?
6. How do you feel about your pet?
7. Are you responsible for caring for it?
8. If you could have any pet that you wanted what kind of pet would you choose and why?
9. Did you like this book? Why or why not?
10. Do you like graphic novels? Is there any particular genre that is your favorite?
I will show pictures of my pets (dogs) that I have at home and I will have a brief discussion
with the students about pets and animals.
with the students about pets and animals.
Learning Standards:
Common Core ELA Reading Standards for Literature K-5 (Grade 3)
3.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to
the text as the basis for the answers.
the text as the basis for the answers.
3.2. Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine
the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in
the text. 3.3. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and
explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in
the text. 3.3. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and
explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
3.6. Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.
3.7. Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by
the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
Learning Goal:
Students will evaluate the reading through a writing assignment and describe
Learning Objectives:
1. Students will write about their feelings about their pets and animals through a journal entry
based on the assigned reading. (Affective)
based on the assigned reading. (Affective)
2. Students will identify with the main character of the assigned reading through a journal entry
that depicts what they think of the main character and their own pets. (Cognitive)
that depicts what they think of the main character and their own pets. (Cognitive)
3. Students will write a journal entry based on the assigned questions about the reading and
their own opinions and feelings about the book and pets. (Psychomotor)
their own opinions and feelings about the book and pets. (Psychomotor)
Learning Outcome:
Students will integrate their real-life experience with pets with the main character’s adventures
with her own pets.
with her own pets.
Works Cited:
Holm, Jennifer L. and Holm, Matthew. Babymouse: Puppy Love. Random House Children’s Books, 2007.
New York State Department of Education. (2011). New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards
for English Language Arts & Literacy. Retrieved from https://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york-state-
p-12-common-core-learning-standards-for-english-language-arts-and-literacy.
for English Language Arts & Literacy. Retrieved from https://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york-state-
p-12-common-core-learning-standards-for-english-language-arts-and-literacy.
Selling Tool: Poster describing the character
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