The Baby-Sitter

Biff, Chip and Kipper storybooks

by Roderick Hunt, Alex Brychta (Illustrator)

Oxford Reading Tree remains the nation's favourite reading scheme and countless children have learnt to read with Biff, Chip, and Kipper. We are delighted to unveil its fresh new look for today's children, teachers and parents, with lively new covers and fresh artwork.

Engaging new artwork and covers

Alex Brychta's unique style of artwork enthrals and entertains children, and the fresh new look will heighten their pleasure in reading the stories. With freshly drawn artwork for all the favourite core stories at Stages 2 - 5 and fantastic new covers, Oxford Reading Tree is more appealing than
ever!

Stories children love

The Oxford Reading Tree stories have always captivated children's imagination, inspiring them to read - and the stories and characters in the new editions haven't changed at all. Apart, that is, from an exciting new story at Stage 3, The Egg Hunt, which replaces the Dolphin Pool.

Simplified structure

We have also simplified the structure of the scheme in response to feedback from Owls Storybooks become Stages 6 and 7 Storybooks; Magpies become Stages 8 and 9 Storybooks; Wrens at Stages 2 have become patterned stories at Stages 1+ and Stage 2; and Wrens at Stage 3 are now patterned stories
at Stage 2.

New teaching support material

In addition to the existing guided reading cards, perfect for use in guided reading sessions, we have brought out new teaching materials to reflect the needs of teachers in today's

* Flexible, friendly teacher's notes included FREE with each pack of Oxford Reading Tree books - these are easy to store and will save you hours of preparation!
* New Take-Home cards for every Storybook from Stages 1 - 9 to help parents or carers get the most out of reading with their child
* Free resources website at www.oup.com/uk/primary with downloadable photocopy masters
* New Teacher's Handbook and special edition for Scotland

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

16 pages, Paperback

First published May 4, 1989

Reviews

[Keziah Green · Rating 4 out of 5]

Author Roderick Hunt and Illustrator Alex Bryctha (2007). This is a Magolian story about a babysitter and his adventure with three children during a parent night out. At first, as their parents speak with the babysitter, the children are shy and hide at the top of the staircase. Once the parents head out, the children unsure of the babysitter, rush to their room. In time, they come down and begin to speak with the sitter and the adventure begins. Humorous illustrations show the enormous smiles on their faces, including the dog, as they are excited to watch tv and read through magazines and books. The babysitter becomes a bit overwhelmed in the kitchen as the dog eats food from the table, two of the children are running around horseplaying, one is making a HUGE sandwich and the sitter is trying to keep everyone under control as he cooks at the stove. The next scene has the sitter engaging in fun and having a pillow fight with the children. At this point the house is a complete mess, the sitter’s hair is disheveled and it’s finally time to send the children to bed. In time, the parents arrive. The sitter’s hair is back in order, but he’s holding a vacuum behind his back. The parents are happy to see that everything is intact, but as the sitter dismisses himself, the father holds the vacuum confused and trying to figure out what occurred.

Note: For someone who does not speak the language, the illustrations do a wonderful job at helping understand the storyline. Bryctha’s illustrations are colorful, provide cues, facial expressions and many other clues that allow you to process the content without any translation.

[OxoNewbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oxford Reading Tree, Stage 2, More Stories, Pack A.

A story about Biff and his siblings misbehaving when Mum and Dad go out for the night and leave them with the babysitter. A lot of the story is told through the illustrations so it is good for asking the reader questions and developing their comprehension skills.

3 stars.

[Steven Fox · Rating 4 out of 5]

A beginner level to reading.

[zhanghao · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who understands the pain of male nannies?

[Carly · Rating 3 out of 5]

The baby sitter looks after the children. I liked it a little bit.