How to Babysit a Grandma

I got this to read to my grandson. I never would have thought that a book about grandchildren would not include any pictures of or interaction with boys. Some grandmas have grandsons

Had to return. Entire book is geared towards a granddaughter. I have 6 grandsons. Just not suitable and description says for “grandchildren” when it should say granddaughter.

This is a cheerful review because I was quite taken by this book. That's a bit surprising, because experience suggests that most grandparent books are so Hallmark/Disney/Family-Values bland or tin-eared that they read like long form greeting cards. Not so here. This book has a puckish sense of humor and a bit of parenting wisdom behind it.The twist, that the kid is babysitting the grandma, is clever and is a joke that even a younger child will get. Good start, but you still have to have a grandma and a grandchild who do real things. In this book the little jokes are telling and the interaction between grandma and child seem real and unforced. How they amuse each other and entertain and occupy themselves could be drawn from some ideal sleepover memories. From visits to the park to goofy crafts to leaving the light on for grandma at bedtime, this tale is fun, silly, and real, or at least what we wish were real. Heck, even grandma's grey hair looks good. (Although, there should probably be a section about "pretending" how hard it is to get up off the carpet.)The drawing is colorful, energetic and engaging. "Fun" is pretty hard to draw, but Lee Wildish did a great job of drawing just enough to get across the idea. The layout of the text and pictures is broken up in a way that gets across the haphazard and sort of manic nature of a sleepover. There are lots of little jokes drawn in around the edges, (the dog's reaction to stuff may be the funniest part of the book), so this really does become a "picture book" worth looking at closely.The bottom line is I'm not sure you could read this grandparent book together and not have a good time and a couple of chuckles. How nice is that?

I just read this book before I wrapped it for my Granddaughter, (which I do with all their books). I was smiling throughout this whole book. My granddaughter loves when I read books to her and her brother. We have done a lot of these together, going to the park, playing dress up and we even brush hair others hair. The senior building where I live doesn't allow us to have sleepovers with our grandkids, but it doesn't stop me from staying at their house overnight. She even has a Princess Tent in her room, so we can sleep in it when I come over. We have such a great time reading books and these "How To" books are just the thing to give us more ideas when they babysit their Grammy, (me). I cannot wait to purchase more of these, "How To" books for them.

My mother in law watches my daughter every day. I bought this book for her for Christmas and she laughs and thinks it so funny to hear that it’s the other way around and she’s babysitting her grandma. Super cute and funny! 🤣