Picture books that help children
A good choice of book to set a young child's expectations of what it is like to spend time with a baby sitter. It may calm a child who is anxious about being apart from a parent.
Publisher’s summary: Will I like my babysitter? Will we have fun? How long will they stay? Reading this book with your child is the perfect opportunity to talk about these questions, and many more…The simple conversational text and lively illustrations are carefully designed to encourage further dialogue between reader and child.
The book shows a father going out and leaving his child with a female babysitter. The baby sitter and child do many activities together, including drawing, games, eating healthy snacks, tidying toys, cleaning teeth and sharing a bedtime story. The final illustration shows the returned father checking on his child, who is now fast asleep. The book features a dual heritage family.
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