The authentic child voice carries us into the story of a little girl taking care of her grandma while Mom and Dad are away. Only this time, the one being babysat is Grandma. The highly talented duo of Jean Reagan and Lee Wildish have come together to make a wonderful companion to their popular previous picture book, How to Babysit a Grandpa. Genre: Picture book, fiction, friendship, humor.Along with literacy skills, this book is good for teaching observation skills. The illustrations are detailed and lively and do a great job of involving the reader. In fact, the reader will be driven to go back to the beginning and find all the places Ben, Zip, and each of his parents appear. This would be great as a read aloud because all the kids can help look for Zip. Ben releases him and waits for the weather to clear.įirst graders will love the fact that many of the illustrations are from their perspective. Zip, who the reader finds out is a dachshund, has been caught on a post. But he does spot the place where he last saw Zip – a popcorn stand – and runs to the area. He climbs the lifeguard tower only to discover everyone has taken shelter. Standing on a picnic table, Ben can see a lot of hair – red, yellow, long, and swirly. He climbs to bench level to be confronted by bellies – hairy, jelly, and hanging down. He begins at kid level and only sees knees – fat, bony, bumpy, and scratched. When the weather becomes threatening, Ben is in a panic wondering what happened to Zip. Ben is a typical kid on a typical boardwalk with his parents and his best friend, Zip.
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