This graphic novel, imported from Spain, is full of unlikely sentences.Readers who open this book to a random page might see, "We're prisoners of a bubble gum bubble!" or "Light Bulb, I never knew you were so good at sculpting monsters from dinorhinosaurus boogers!" or "SPLATASPLATSPLAT!"-which is the sound a spaceship makes when an enormous green booger is caught in the propulsion system. This story is not lacking in boogers. Astro Mouse and his crewmates are constantly in the middle of an adventure, and most of the adventures involve boogers or poop or pee. In fact, one of the main characters is a living turd named Caca. The stories are best for readers with no attention span whatsoever, because Astro Mouse flits from one peril to another as though someone is changing channels on a remote. Anyone expecting a logical story should know that the characters-none of them human-include a light bulb and a potato who's a championship wrestler. The character design is often appealing and sometimes witty. Potatoator has five eyes, and Astro Mouse looks like a subversive parody of Mickey-as if his nose had been inflated with a balloon pump. But some of the characters-in particular a ship's domineering captain-are so unpleasant that readers may wish their segments were even shorter.The perfect book for someone who's had way too many energy drinks. (Graphic science fiction. 8-12)

Gr 3-5 Having gotten lost on the way to the moon, a rodent and a sentient light bulb aimlessly cruise from one bodily fluidfueled space predicament to the next and meet a bizarre set of characters along the way. When Astro Mouse and Light Bulb discover their bathroom is out of order and their chamber pot overflows, they make an emergency landing on a lush, unknown planet, which brings to life the contents of the pot in the form of Caca, their new pet. Other adventures include a bathroom stop on a planet of warring bubble gum kingdoms and the discovery of the overbearing Astro Chicken trapped inside a giant space dinorhinosaurus booger. Potty humor reigns supreme in this collection of often disjointed incidents, which at times may leave readers with a sense of situational whiplash. The colorful and expressive artwork is just as unapologetic about bodily fluids as the stories and is sure to elicit plenty of "ewwwwws" from readers. VERDICT Those seeking fast-paced, stomach-churning space adventures will find a friend in Astro Mouse.Amanda Melilli, Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas