How To Babysit a Grandpa
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve run into a situation where the subordinate person is confused about the situation and truly believes he or she is the person in charge (which hopefully isn’t a critique on my style of leadership…) This book is a story written from the perspective of the babysat who believes he is the babysitter. Which when it comes to Nan and Pa, may not be far from the mark :) It’s a creative twist on perspective, and may not be far from what a little one actually believes sometimes.
I’m not sure what the slight disconnect with the story or book was that kept this from being a favorite for my little one. My little one did connect with it in a way that brought out “Nan does that!” or “I bet Pa would do that!” so it was written well enough from a child’s perspective to engage my little one in the story - which is not always easy to do. My best guess is the illustrations. It’s not poorly illustrated in any aspect. However, the characters have big bodies, big heads, small eyes, small mouths, and skinny arms and legs, a style that does not bring out or provoke much emotion and I think made it harder for my little one to relate to the characters.
Cautions: There’s not much to caution about here, except for there is a fair amount of behavior that isn’t bad, but you may not want to suggest to your little one. There’s making a mess with food, jumping in puddles, destroying the house, and basically normal little one behavior. But if yours doesn’t already do this, life is a bit easier with him or her not discovering they can do that! But not a reason to skip the story.
