Classroom Resources
Printable Activty Sheets
How to draw the characters
There are a few BABYMOUSE characters and a whole bunch of SQUISH characters, with step-by-step instructions on how to draw them (or at least their faces). Great for budding artists!
• Download babymouse-how-to-draw.zip
Fill-in comics
We took pages from BABYMOUSE comics and stripped out the text. Now it's up to you to fill in the speech bubbles and narration boxes! Great for learning about writing comics—and about the use of dialogue and narration in any story!
• Download babymouse-fill-in.zip
Coloring pages
Images of BABYMOUSE, SUNNY, and other characters that kids can color in with crayons or markers. Great for younger kids just starting to engage with comics!
• Download babymouse-coloring-pages.zip
• Download sunny-side-up-coloring-sheets.zip
Teaching Guides
Babymouse BookNotes
This educators guide, written back when there were only four BABYMOUSE graphic novels, was created by the late, great Teri Lesesne!
• Download babymouse-booknotes.pdf
Random House: An Educator’s Guide to Graphic Novels
A guide for using graphic novels in the classroom and library from the publisher of BABYMOUSE and LUNCH LADY.
• Download rh-teachers-guide-to-gns.pdf
Random House: Get Graphic!
This graphic novel educators’ guide from the publisher of BABYMOUSE and SQUISH includes discussion of the elements of comics and graphic novels as well as blank panel layouts for creating your own comic story.
Raising a Reader: How Comics & Graphic Novels can Help Your Kids Love to Read!
Published by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, this booklet was written by Dr. Meryl Jaffe (her web site is a tremendous resource for educators in its own right) to give parents and educators a thorough grounding in why comics and graphic novels are such incredible tools for fostering good reading habits.
• Download cbldf-raising-a-reader.pdf
Scholastic: A Guide to Using Graphic Novels with Children and Teens
Scholastic Graphix, publisher of graphic novels like SUNNY SIDE UP, SMILE, AMULET, and BONE, created this guide with the help of librarian-educators Robin Brenner (of No Flying No Tights, a seemingly inexhaustible resource for graphic-novel reviews), Philip Crawford, and Stephen Weiner. It includes an introduction to graphic novels (with tips for overcoming prejudices) and methods for teaching the format and fostering discussion with readers.