Hammy and Gerbee: Mummies at the Museum, by Wong Herbert Yee

Hammy and Gerbee: Mummies at the Museum, by Wong Herbert Yee

Well, Wong Herbert Yee’s Hammy and Gerbee: Mummies at the Museum is just delightful.

Now, granted, it’s pretty much tailor-made for me.

After all, I am a huge fan of:

• Rodents

• Horror movie twins

• Horror movie twins who are also know-it-alls

• Elementary school buddy comedies

• Nonsense in museums

• UNEXPECTED BACKMATTER!

Told episodically, Mummies at the Museum follows best friends Hammy and Gerbee as they chase the mail truck down to find out who their teacher is this year¹, as they walk to school², as they compete with their classmates in a FUN POP QUIZ³, and as they go to (spoiler) the science museum.

It’s clever, it’s funny, it’s silly, it’s warm, it’s low-stakes.

Which are all things I need in my life right now.

I am borderline GUTTED now that I know it’s the only one, I was really really hoping for a million more?

See a few more spreads here.

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¹They’re delighted when they’re both placed in the same classroom—they are distinctly LESS delighted that mouse twins Hanna and Anna are ALSO in the same classroom.

²And try and fail to ditch Hanna and Anna.

³Winner gets to choose whether the class goes to the art museum or the science museum, which is some SERIOUS POWER to put in these little goobers’ hands!

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Think I’m joking about Hanna and Anna being Horror Movie Twins??

In the following images, we see ALL THE HALLMARKS of the character archetype!!:

• Matching clothes

• Speak in unison, walk in tandem

• LOOMING SHADOWS

• Compared to predators TWICE ON THE SAME PAGE

• Not shown, but bonus: lots of wonderful drive-by know-it-all-ing

Double Trouble chapter heading illustration from Hammy and Gerbee: Mummies at the Museum, by Wong Herbert Yee

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