Do Not Ever Be a Babysitter!
Do Not Ever Be a Babysitter!
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Annotation: Fans of How to Babysit a Grandma and How to Babysit a Grandpa will love this hilarious misadventure in babysitting! Uncl... more
Genre: [Humorous fiction]
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #209761
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Copyright Date: 2020
Edition Date: 2020 Release Date: 04/07/20
Illustrator: Lemaitre, Pascal,
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: 1-338-28390-1
ISBN 13: 978-1-338-28390-7
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2019003248
Dimensions: 29 cm.
Language: English
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Kirkus Reviews

These piggy progeny are a problem!The erudite (and one might say uptight) pig from Do Not Open This Book (2006) has been prevailed upon to babysit his niece and nephews. "Do you know anything about children?" the pig asks readers. He wonders if there's any way to control the volume on them or if they come with specific washing instructions. Their mother has left a list of ways to keep them occupied, but it seems the protagonist's ideas of what constitutes playtime (the harp or golf) are not in sync with the piglets', and readers are likely to tell him so. It's the same with snack time (would piglets like Limburger and caviar?) and nap time. After a disastrous "CRASH!" the harried porker asks readers to assess a list of suggested activities to entertain these unruly kids: laundry, cleaning the bathroom, vacuuming, or going outside. The page turn gives readers the opportunity to supply the correct answer, which he tries. Outdoor play seems to work for a moment—until the mud fight. But after a little détente on the part of his charges, he decides babysitting is not all that bad. Lemaître's bright cartoons bring James Stevenson to mind, and they provide plenty of giggles in their interaction with Muntean's all-dialogue text. The pig's gender is never specified textually, but stereotypes both visual and cultural suggest the protagonist is male.Interactive silliness for both babysitters and babysat. (Picture book. 3-7)

School Library Journal (Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 CST 2020)

K-Gr 2 Uncle Pig is over to babysit his niece and nephews. He just has one quick question for the readerdo you know anything about kids?! Kids like doing laundry and scrubbing toilets, right? What about snack timewill Limburger cheese work? As Pig stumbles through his babysitting session, he learns alongside his kids to compromise so that everyone can have a fun and safe experience. As in Muntean's Do Not Open This Book , the interactive and metafiction elements will work well for storytime and read-alouds. Illustrations are solid and playful, and the large character design against a usually negative background also make this ideal for large group sharing. Large spreads are especially enjoyable, and kids will like seeing how each little pig is getting into trouble behind their uncle's back. VERDICT A nice addition to storytimes. Peter Blenski, Hartland Public Library, WI

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School Library Journal (Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 CST 2020)
Word Count: 350
Reading Level: 1.9
Interest Level: P-2
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 1.9 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 508831 / grade: Lower Grades
Guided Reading Level: M

Fans of How to Babysit a Grandma and How to Babysit a Grandpa will love this hilarious misadventure in babysitting!

Uncle Pig is babysitting his nieces and nephews, and he is clueless about what to do! His sister left him a handy list of ideas for how to entertain them, but Pig has a flair for misinterpretation (think Amelia Bedelia). When his tidy home erupts into messy chaos, what is a rookie babysitter to do? Turn to the reader for help, of course!


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