Now in her late 30s, she still shares with the fictional Harriet a powerful imagination and endless fascination with others. Harriet Gibsone did the same thing when she was young. "Middle-graders with a taste for absurdity and snark will find plenty of both here.Fans of Holm’s Babymouse (Babymouse: Queen of the World, BCCB 12/05) series or Vernon’s Dragonbreath (BCCB 9/09) series will definitely want to tag along on Harriet’s future adventures.Harriet the Spy is a 1964 childrens’ book about a little girl who snoops relentlessly on her neighbours. Readers will be laughing themselves silly." - Publishers Weekly, starred review Creatively fresh and feminist, with laughs on every single page." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review * "Harriet is her own hamster, but she takes her place proudly alongside both Danny Dragonbreath and Babymouse. * "Move over, Babymouse, there’s a new rodent in town!.Vernon has created a spunky heroine readers will cheer for and who will leave them eagerly searching for the happily ever after in the next installment." - School Library Journal, starred review
* "A joy to read, and we can only hope that Harriet – long may she reign – will return in later installments.” - Booklist, starred review " charming, funny, subversive middle-grade illustrated fantasy." - Cory Doctorow, New York Times bestselling author, activist, and co-editor of Boing Boing
Perfect for fans of Babymouse and Chris Colfer's Land of Stories, this laugh-out-loud new comic hybrid series will turn everything you thought you knew about princesses on its head.Ī New York Public Library Best Book for Reading and Sharing of 2015Ī Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2015 And so begins a grand life of adventure with her trusty riding quail, Mumfrey.until her twelfth birthday arrives and the curse manifests in a most unexpected way.
One day, though, Harriet's parents tell her of the curse that a rat placed on her at birth, dooming her to prick her finger on a hamster wheel when she's twelve and fall into a deep sleep. For Harriet, this is most wonderful news: It means she's invincible until she's twelve! After all, no good curse goes to waste. She may be quite stunning in the rodent realm (you'll have to trust her on this one), but she is not so great at trailing around the palace looking ethereal or sighing a lot. Harriet Hamsterbone is not your typical princess. Sleeping Beauty gets a feisty, furry twist in this hilarious new comic series from the creator of Dragonbreath
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