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Available
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Description
Max the duck volunteers to babysit for puppy Anabel, unaware of all the mischief a puppy can get into.
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Publication
HarperCollins (2010), Edition: Illustrated, 40 pages
User reviews
LibraryThing member theCajunLibrarian
Duck finds himself babysitting playful puppy Annabel, but he has no idea just how much energy she has. When everyone else falls asleep or gives up on babysitting, Duck takes her outside, and funny mishaps take place. Although the story is entertaining, I did not see a strong lesson or plot.
LibraryThing member PaigeCostella
Duck is forced to watch baby Annabel when everyone takes a nap for the day. Duck takes Annabel outside to play while everyone else sleeps, while outside they get into some trouble when Annabel gets stuck in a tree. Duck needs to call her help and while doing so the rescue Annabel and realize
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babysitting isn't so bad. This is a good story to read to children about being careful when playing outside and listening to your elders. Show Less
LibraryThing member kloupe1
In this book, Irene, her animals and Max welcome a cousin for a short stay and Max becomes the babysitter after everyone else makes up something to keep busy. While Max was babysitting, Anabel got stuck in a tree and the whole animal clan helped get her back to safety... and wear her out for the
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long awaited nap! This book would be a good book to read to children for fun because it is exciting and kept me waiting to see what Anabel would get into next. Show Less
LibraryThing member JTNguyen
This book is about babysitting. Brody thought that babysitting a puppy is a breeze, but only to find out that it wasn't as easy as he thought.
LibraryThing member amoore1
Brody, Irene's pet dog, is having his niece, Anabel, over. When the rest of Irene's pets hear of this they all run, except for one dog and Max, a duck. Max and the dog help Brody babysit Anabel and it is difficult because she gets into everything. Brody finally gets so tired that he falls asleep.
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Anabel stumbles into Max and asks him if they can play outside. Max hesitantly says yes and they start jumping on the trampoline. They are having a lot of fun until Anabel gets stuck in a tree. With the help of Brody and a few birds Anabel safely makes it back down to the ground. When Irene returns and asks how the day went everyone says "Fine!" Meanwhile, in the living room, Brody and Anabel are asleep from exhaustion in the middle of a huge mess. This story is about responsibility. I would like to have students write or share an experience in which they have had to help take care of a younger sibling, a pet, etc. and explain some of the difficult and pleasurable times they had with the experience. Show Less
LibraryThing member ronicadibartolo
Max, the duck, and Brody, the dog, babysit Anabel, the puppy. This is a fun little book to read to little ones.
LibraryThing member Khammersla
In my opinion this book is just okay. I enjoyed the book because of the numerous colorful illustrations. There was an illustration on every page. The picture took up the entire pages with the writing on top. This kept me engaged and allowed me to follow the plot while the wording got a little
While there were aspects of the book that I enjoyed, there were also some aspects that took away from my over all excitement when reading this book. There were too many characters for me to keep track of! They were all animals and the author could have easily putt “Broody, the dog” but instead he would just put the name of the character. This required me to constantly go back and try to figure out who was who. This took away from my over all reading experience. Along with the characters being hard to keep track of, the plot was also scattered all over the place and at times it was hard for me as a reader to keep track of what was going on. The characters would all be doing several different things that the same time and it was hard for me to figure out who was doing what and why.
The over all message of the book was that children, or in this case, puppies, are a lot of work and take a lot of time. This message was not easily perceived. I had to take a moment after reading and really try to think about what had gone on and what the author was trying to tell me. As I stated earlier, I believe the book was just okay and that with some changes to the character and the plot the author would be able to make the message of the book more clear and the over all theme more cohesive and understandable.
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confusing at times. Each picture was done with immense amounts of color all beautiful and engaging. I also enjoyed the story because of the way the author chose write the characters talking. When a character would be yelling and progressively getting louder, the author would increase the font size a little at a time. This allowed for me to read the text out loud the way the author intended for it to sound when he was writing it. While there were aspects of the book that I enjoyed, there were also some aspects that took away from my over all excitement when reading this book. There were too many characters for me to keep track of! They were all animals and the author could have easily putt “Broody, the dog” but instead he would just put the name of the character. This required me to constantly go back and try to figure out who was who. This took away from my over all reading experience. Along with the characters being hard to keep track of, the plot was also scattered all over the place and at times it was hard for me as a reader to keep track of what was going on. The characters would all be doing several different things that the same time and it was hard for me to figure out who was doing what and why.
The over all message of the book was that children, or in this case, puppies, are a lot of work and take a lot of time. This message was not easily perceived. I had to take a moment after reading and really try to think about what had gone on and what the author was trying to tell me. As I stated earlier, I believe the book was just okay and that with some changes to the character and the plot the author would be able to make the message of the book more clear and the over all theme more cohesive and understandable.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2010
Physical description
40 p.; 10.25 x 9.5 inches
ISBN
006176583X / 9780061765834