Ms. Turtle the Babysitter

by Valeri Gorbachev

Ms. Turtle is the best babysitter ever. When the little frogs are sad, she finds a way to make them smile. When they are full of secrets, she listens to them. Ms. Turtle even makes them a special promise. No wonder the little frogs love her! Valeri Gorbachev's playful characters are sure to appeal to anyone who has ever had a favorite babysitter.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

64 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Valeri Gorbachev is the author and illustrator of a number of children's books, both in the United States and Europe, including Nicky And The Big Bad Wolves and Where is the Apple Pie? Mr. Gorbachev immigrated to the United States from the Ukraine in 1991 and now lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.

(from harpercollins.com)

Reviews

[Deb]

I really like the illustrations in this book. The froggy triplets are adorable. Ms. Turtle seems a stereotypical spinster babysitter, but I'm okay with that. The three stories are pretty good. I'm philosophically against circuses with animals, which the frogs want to join when they're older, but other than that I like this book.

I usually read three books at a time to Alena, but since this is an easy reader with three stories inside I just read this to her today. She liked it too.

[Katie]

A beginning reader book, Ms. Turtle and her three frog charges are cute and funny.

[Mila Park]

I liked the book but I didn't like when ms turtle git sad

[Melanie Boss]

picture book Cute story about three little frogs babysat by Ms. Turtle.

[Jenna]

This is a relativly short story. it's good for kids who are just begining to read on their own. It has good pictures for making predictions about and also goo vocabulary practice.

[Rosa Cline]

This is a charming beginning chapter book. Ms Turtle comes in and takes care of three little turtles as their parents go out. In each chapter she helps them over some thing they have issues with. My special needs adult son and I enjoyed reading this book together along with the illustrations.

[Terry]

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