Ebook How to Babysit a Grandma How Torelationships Jean Reagan Lee Wildish 2015385753845 Books

Product details Age Range 5 - 8 years Grade Level Kindergarten - 3 Lexile Measure AD470L (What's this?) Series How To...relationships Hardcover 32 pages Publisher Knopf Books for Young Readers (March 25, 2014) Language English ISBN-10 0385753845

How to Babysit a Grandma How Torelationships Jean Reagan Lee Wildish 2015385753845 Books Reviews

• This is a cheerful review because I was quite taken by this book. That's a bit surprising, because experience suggests that most grandparent books are so Hallmark/Disney/Family-Values bland or tin-eared that they read like long form greeting cards. Not so here. This book has a puckish sense of humor and a bit of parenting wisdom behind it.
  
  The twist, that the kid is babysitting the grandma, is clever and is a joke that even a younger child will get. Good start, but you still have to have a grandma and a grandchild who do real things. In this book the little jokes are telling and the interaction between grandma and child seem real and unforced. How they amuse each other and entertain and occupy themselves could be drawn from some ideal sleepover memories. From visits to the park to goofy crafts to leaving the light on for grandma at bedtime, this tale is fun, silly, and real, or at least what we wish were real. Heck, even grandma's grey hair looks good. (Although, there should probably be a section about "pretending" how hard it is to get up off the carpet.)
  
  The drawing is colorful, energetic and engaging. "Fun" is pretty hard to draw, but Lee Wildish did a great job of drawing just enough to get across the idea. The layout of the text and pictures is broken up in a way that gets across the haphazard and sort of manic nature of a sleepover. There are lots of little jokes drawn in around the edges, (the dog's reaction to stuff may be the funniest part of the book), so this really does become a "picture book" worth looking at closely.
  
  The bottom line is I'm not sure you could read this grandparent book together and not have a good time and a couple of chuckles. How nice is that?
• This book was purchased along with two others that were donated to a school library in memory of the mother of a dear friend. The book is a personal favorite of mine because our granddaughter gifted my husband and I with this one as well as "How To Babysit A Grandpa". Both are very lighted hearted and very "apropos" depictions about the fun and enjoyment that is had when playing with grandkids...and begs to answer the question, "Who is babysitting whom" . They couldn't have been titled better ! It's fun to hear the giggles when our granddaughter reads it to us!
  I also chose this one for the school because of the age range from Kdg thru Grade 2 although the older elementary kids love it too. The illustrations are so cute and really give a nod to fun grandparents everywhere !
• My 7 year old daughters favorite book is How to Babysit a Grandpa. With my mom's birthday, aka Grandma/Nena, in August I thought this would be a perfect gift for her to enjoy with my 7 year old and new baby that's due in September 2017. Fantastic books. I highly recommend this series.
• My mother in law watches my daughter every day. I bought this book for her for Christmas and she laughs and thinks it so funny to hear that it’s the other way around and she’s babysitting her grandma. Super cute and funny! 🤣
• I just read this book before I wrapped it for my Granddaughter, (which I do with all their books). I was smiling throughout this whole book. My granddaughter loves when I read books to her and her brother. We have done a lot of these together, going to the park, playing dress up and we even brush hair others hair. The senior building where I live doesn't allow us to have sleepovers with our grandkids, but it doesn't stop me from staying at their house overnight. She even has a Princess Tent in her room, so we can sleep in it when I come over. We have such a great time reading books and these "How To" books are just the thing to give us more ideas when they babysit their Grammy, (me). I cannot wait to purchase more of these, "How To" books for them.
• I swear the author was watching my kid with my mother when this was written. Either that or all kids and grandmas are the same. (That one might be more likely)
  
  It's a cute book that really just lists all the things kids talk grandma into when grandma babysits. But it's done in a fun and entertaining way.
  
  I don't think this makes for a good regular reader or bedtime story. But it's PERFECT for grandma to read when a kid goes to visit. That's exactly what I got it for and it was a huge hit with my mom reading it to my kid.
• I haven't read this book completely. It arrived when I was going to see my 5 year old granddaughter and her 3 year old brother, so I brought it along.My granddaughter asked to "borrow" it. She's summarized it and shared some of her favorite parts, but she's begged to keep the book, "Just a little longer, Nana." She's read it to her mom, dad, little brother, at school, and many many times to herself. Guess I'll need another copy. The friend who recommended this book because her granddaughter loves it steered me straight.
• Had to return. Entire book is geared towards a granddaughter. I have 6 grandsons. Just not suitable and description says for “grandchildren” when it should say granddaughter.