Roo's New Baby Sitter

Disney's My Very First Winnie the Pooh

by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

When Kanga goes shopping, Roo doesn't want to be left with a baby-sitter. But when Winnie the Pooh shows up, Roo realizes that Pooh doesn't know how to baby-sit. Luckily, Roo knows exactly what to do. He shows Pooh how baby-sitters always give boosts and climb trees, serve apples for dinner, and use a whole bottle of bubbles at bath time. By the end of the day, Pooh is exhausted, but Roo is jumping for joy. And Roo has learned an important lesson--it's fun to have a baby-sitter!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld is the award-winning author of more than sixty books for children, including DINOSAUR TRACKS, "a great choice for even the most discriminating dinophiles" (School Library Journal); DID DINOSAURS HAVE FEATHERS?, a Children's Book of the Month Club selection, described as "fascinating" by Kirkus Reviews; and DINOSAURS BIG AND SMALL, a 2003 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Book Award winner.

When she's not reading, researching, writing, or editing, Kathleen loves to spend her free time exploring, doing fieldwork, and preparing fossils for her local natural history museums.

Reviews

[Rod Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

Frequently re-read with my daughter throughout her childhood, this amusing little story of role reversal still pleases us today.

I do have to wonder about Kanga's "shopping and supper" outing with the mysterious "Aunt Sadie," especially when she returns without a single bag or purchase. So many possibilities, the mind boggles. What does a kangaroo get up to on a girls' night out?

(My Pooh Project: I love Winnie the Pooh, and so does my wife. Having a daughter gave us a chance to indoctrinate her into the cult by buying and reading her every Pooh book we came across. How many is that? I’m going to count them this year by reading and reviewing one every day and seeing which month I finally run out. Track my progress here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... )

[Theresa F.]

As an adult reader and a longtime Disney fan, I thought this was a fun little story. However, young Roo being able to order his inexperienced baby-sitter around, and in doing so pretty much do what he likes while Mama is away, is an idea that many parents probably won't want to have planted in their children's heads.
Did I like it? It was fine for what it was.
Would I reread it? Being an adult, no.
Would I recommend it? I would recommend that parents and guardians look over the book and its messages themselves to decide whether they consider it appropriate for their children specifically.

[Theresa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Roo's New Baby-Sitter
Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner
This story is using stills and drawings from the movies and television show, to teach life lessons with beloved Disney characters. This story talks about baby-sitters and how Christopher Robin explains what a baby-sitter is and how they can expect to being cared for by another person. This book helps young children prepare for the next steps in life.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is part of the "My Very First Winnie The Pooh" series that teach little guys about issues they deal with. In this one Roo doesn't want a Babysitter. He thinks he's to big for one. But when Pooh comes to sit with him he decides that it's not so bad after all. Pooh isn't sure of some of the things Roo says is right but they have a good time together.

[Storm · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was rather cute, how Roo reacted and how his Babysitter took care of him. IF I were still little I think this might be one of my favorites.

[Sophie]

This was the first longer Winnie the Pooh book I read with Dad, which made me get the others from the bookshelf.