Baby-sitter (Big Book)

Biff, Chip and Kipper storybooks

by Roderick Hunt

The Big Book versions of the Stage 2 More Stories Pack A storybooks, previously only available as a pack (ISBN 0-19-916291-3), are now being made available individually. Big Books are particularly suitable for use in the Literacy Hour.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

16 pages, Hardcover

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.