cover image TIME STOPS FOR NO MOUSE

TIME STOPS FOR NO MOUSE

Michael Hoeye, . . Penguin Putnam/Speak, $7.99 (250pp) ISBN 978-0-698-11991-8

This first book in the Hermux Tantamoq Adventure series introduces the titular watchmaking mouse, Hermux Tantamoq, his pet ladybug and his crush. According to PW, the author's "galloping plot, evocative descriptions and exuberantly sophisticated wit keep the pages rapidly turning." Ages 10-up. (Feb.)