Who's Going to Take Care of Me?

by Michelle Magorian, James Graham Hale (Illustrator)

Having attended day care with his sister, Eric wonders who will look after him there, now that his sister is old enough to go to school.

Genres: Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1990

About the author

British children's author Michelle Magorian - author of the celebrated Goodnight, Mr. Tom (1981), which won The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize - was born in Southsea, Portsmouth, in 1947. She trained to be an actress, studying at the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama, and at Marcel Marceau's L'école Internationale de Mime in Paris. While pursuing an acting career, Magorian became interested in children's books, writing her first novel for young readers (Goodnight, Mr. Tom) over the course of four and a half years.

Reviews

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple, gentle book about helping younger kids and being a good sibling and a good friend.

[Janet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute story.

[Casey Brandt · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great story to help children see that it is ok to grow up and do things on their own. They will see that even though they may be scared at first, things will work out in the end.

[Deb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book for children entering pre-k or any grade level. It teaches them that there will be someone there to care for them even when the familiar one is gone.

[Kjartan A. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a cute story about how it is being alone (and perhaps the smallest) in the kindergarten. A great book I would definitely use for all ages in my kindergarten! :)

[Angela Randall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet story for younger siblings worried about childcare or school.

[Emma Houck]

I liked reading this book; this book is a story of a brother and sister in daycare during the summer and once summer was over and Karin went to school, Eric was wondering who was going to take care of him afterwards.

I would use this book in a preschool age classroom. I could start out by asking who in their life takes care of them. I could ask them what does that person in their life does to take care of them. And why do you love that person for that? I would get them to look at the pictures and say to one of their peers what is something they enjoy doing with their person who takes care of them. And afterwards I would get the students to draw a picture or write a note to the person who takes care of them.

I would also recommend this book to a parent who has siblings close in age for them to know it is going to be alright.