How to Babysit a Grandpa

A young boy narrates this hilarious how-to guide for babysitting grandpas, offering advice on everything from the all-important greeting - to be given after hiding, and then jumping out when the grandpa gives up looking - to the cleanup process necessary, after a visit together. The many activities that grandpas enjoy - eating plenty of snacks, playing games of make-believe, taking naps with the cat - are covered, as is the proper way of saying goodbye.

An entertaining tongue-in-cheek look at the loving relationship between a young boy and his grandfather, How to Babysit a Grandpa addresses an experience familiar to many children - that of being looked after by a babysitter, particularly a grandparent - but turns the usual dynamic on its show more head. Younger children will appreciate the "authority" given to the boy in this story, older kids will enjoy the humor, and adults will see the love that grandpa shows, by putting his grandson in charge. The colorful artwork by Lee Wildish accentuates the humor and sense of fun in the story. All in all, a sweet little book, one I would recommend to readers looking for humorous children's stories featuring the grandparent/grandchild relationship. show less

Perpetuates the stereotype that grandparents are elderly but childish; whereas the truth is that they're just people like everyone else. Also, we'd be better off if we respected our 'elders' as a source of wisdom, rather than as someone ready to spoil their grandchildren. I can see why some think it cute, but I'd only recommend it to families to whom it applies.

A very witty book about a young boy "babysitting" his grandpa; from the perspective of how a child would babysit someone (eating chocolate for breakfast.) Great book when talking about responsibilities, families, etc.
Genre: Realistic Fiction

How to babysit a Grandpa is a very cute book. I liked this book because the writing was organized different than a lot of books I have read, and because the plot was organized and paced at its readers level. This book was organized in a very interesting way. It is a "How to..." book so on a lot of the pages it taught you how to do something. For example, on one page it talks about entertaining grandpa at the top of the page in black ink, but then lists different ways to entertain grandpa in a different font and blue ink. This will keep the readers more engaged and gives them a little side note to look at. The plot goes how any typical babysitting night would go. It goes from eating snacks too, going on a walk, too entertaining grandpa, show more and so on until its time for mom and dad to come home. It flows together very nicely and is very well organized so that the readers are able to keep up and understand. While younger readers will think the big idea of the book is to teach you how to babysit a grandpa, it is actually doing this opposite. It is really tricking or teaching young readers into being well behaved while grandpa is babysitting. show less

I thought this was a very cute book. I enjoyed reading it because the boy believes he is the one babysitting his grandpa. He finds tons of fun things to do with his grandpa, which also reminded me of how I used to be with my grandparents when I was a child.

This book is an imaginative story where a little boy tells the do's and don'ts when it comes to babysitting his grandpa. A good lesson for children where the little boy reminds grandpa to hold his hand when crossing the street, make sure to bundle up in the cold, and use sunscreen when it's sunny out. I also think this book is a good reminder to children to always spend time with your grandparents. This is a good book for any age since the pictures and silliness will make anyone laugh!

How to Babysit a Grandpa is a very imaginative story about a boy who spends the whole day babysitting his Grandpa. They make snacks together, get ready for naptime, go and play in the snow, and clean up. This book promotes the child setting tasks and completing them in personality development. Because the child is under the impression that he is the one babysitting, he sets different tasks, typical to a babysitter, for himself to complete. The illustrations for this story are very well drawn. They are realistic, colorful, and fit in with the context and text of the story. Overall this book is good for ages 5-7.
It comes from the Pierce College Library.