by Jean Reagan illustrated by Lee Wildish

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 How to Babysit
a Grandpa
by Jean Reagan
illustrated by Lee Wildish

Alfred A. Knopf New York

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Babysitting a grandpa is fun—if you know how.
When your grandpa rings the doorbell, what should you do?

Hide!
 You might wiggle and want to giggle.
But don’t yell, “Grandpa!” Not yet. Shhhhh . . .

HOW TO STAY QUIET:

Pretend you’re a shark Act like a pirate spy.

waiting for lunch.

Be as still
as a lion statue.
As soon as your grandpa says, “I give up,”
pop out and shout,
“HERE I AM!”
 When your mom and dad leave, pat your grandpa’s hand
and say, “Don’t worry. They always come back.”
Then right away, ask him if he’s hungry.

SNACKS FOR A GRANDPA:

Ice cream topped with cookies
Olives served on fingertips
Anything dipped in ketchup
Cookies topped with ice cream

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 For John and Jane
and their Grandpa John and Grandma Janice THIS IS A BORZOI BOOK PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A. KNOPF

—J.R. Text copyright © 2012 by Jean Reagan

Jacket art and interior illustrations copyright © 2012 by Lee Wildish

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Summary: A little boy provides instructions for properly babysitting one’s grandfather,
such as offering him tasty treatsLibrary and entertaining
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ISBN 978-0-375-86713-2 (trade)Reagan,
— ISBN Jean.
978-0-375-96713-9 (lib. bdg.)
How to babysit a grandpa / by Jean Reagan ; illustrated by Lee Wildish. — 1st ed.
[1. Babysitters—Fiction. 2. Grandfathers—Fiction.
p. cm. 3. Humorous stories.]
I. Wildish, Lee, ill. II. Title. Summary: A little boy provides instructions for properly babysitting one’s grandfather,
such as offering him tasty treats and entertaining him with special games.
PZ7.R2354How 2012 ISBN 978-0-375-86713-2 (trade) — ISBN 978-0-375-96713-9 (lib. bdg.)
[E]—dc22 [1. Babysitters—Fiction. 2. Grandfathers—Fiction. 3. Humorous stories.]
I. Wildish, Lee, ill. II. Title.
2010052507
PZ7.R2354How 2012
[E]—dc22
The text of this book is set in2010052507
18-point New
Century Schoolbook
and 20-point Blockhead Unplugged.
The text of this book is set in 18-point New Century Schoolbook
The illustrations in this book and
were created
20-point digitally.
Blockhead Unplugged.
The illustrations in this book were created digitally.

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