

Together, Jayne and Lulu discover that, though dreams may not always come true in exactly the way we expect, sometimes bigger, better dreams are waiting just around the corner. When a new girl, Jayne, joins the cast as an understudy for a lead actress (who’s a bit of a diva), Lulu takes her under her wing, helping her navigate the thrilling highs and dramatic lows of the theatre.

Lulu lives in the Shubert Theatre, helping the costume designers backstage while dreaming of being in the spotlight, though everyone tells her mice can’t be stars. Ratatouille meets Broadway in this charming new middle grade novel about a little mouse with big dreams. ‘Lulu the Broadway Mouse’ author, Jenna Gavin. Gavigan brings her personal experience as a child actress on Broadway – in Gypsy, opposite Bernadette Peters – to bear in this charming and spirited tale of a little mouse with big dreams. This fall, Broadway veteran Jenna Gavigan makes her literary debut with Lulu the Broadway Mouse (10/9/18 Running Press Kids ISBN: 978-0-7624-6461-6 Hardcover $16.99, Ages 8-12), offering young readers a fun and fanciful look behind the scenes of the world’s biggest stage.
