Status
Checked out
Due March 20, 2024
Call number
Publication
Chronicle Books
Pages
122
Description
When Bean's parents leave her in the care of her older sister Nancy for the afternoon, she enlists her neighbor and best friend Ivy to come over and teach Nancy how to be a really good babysitter.
Series
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2008
Physical description
122 p.; 7.25 inches
ISBN
9780811865845
UPC
000811865843
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Lexile
580L
User reviews
LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
Called away from an exciting game of volcano, involving a gargantuan mound of dirt in Sophie W.'s front yard, and all the neighborhood children, Bean in aghast to learn that her parents have put her in the care of her older sister Nancy for the afternoon, and that she is not allowed to leave the
Ivy + Bean Take Care of the Babysitter is my least favorite entry, thus far, in Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall's chapter-book series about two second-grade friends. All the mean-spirited brattiness that my online friend Marian decried, in her review of the first book, is very much in evidence here. Somehow, despite some rather dubious incidents (like throwing worms into her sister's face!), the first book just didn't bother me that much. But here, as I watched Ivy and Bean create a mess, which Nancy cleaned up for them, before blackmailing Nancy into sharing some of her baby-sitting money (by threatening to expose her makeup adventures), I began to be significantly less charmed. I kept expecting some of the balance seen in the previous installment of the series, Ivy + Bean Break the Fossil Record, to surface here - for there to be some moment when Bean realizes she is in the wrong - but it doesn't happen. It's clear from the story that Nancy, whatever her snotty eleven-year-old failings, genuinely cares for Bean. Her panic, when she can't find her screaming younger sister, is genuine. So Bean and Ivy's behavior just seemed obnoxious to me. I realize that sisterly relationships can sometimes be rather fraught - I fought like cats and dogs with my closest older sister, when a girl - but still felt that, building on the previous book, in which Bean was able to admit that someone else was right, and that she was wrong, that there should have been something a little more balanced here. A twinge of conscience, if you will.
Still, despite the failings of this book - and I found it the weakest, of the five I have read thus far - I still recommend the series. It has some very good qualities, I think - engaging characters, charming illustrations, some very intelligent dialogue - in addition to its flaws.
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house. To add insult to injury, Nancy is getting paid for being her babysitter! Determined to escape from this 'captivity,' Bean summons Ivy to her aid, by means of a distress flag (which she ends up having to toss out her window at her oblivious friend), and the two are soon plotting away. With Nancy in the bathroom trying on their mother's (forbidden) makeup, the two friends decide to explore the crawl space/attic that Bean has always been told she must not enter. Will Nancy be able to rescue them, when they accidentally lock themselves in...?Ivy + Bean Take Care of the Babysitter is my least favorite entry, thus far, in Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall's chapter-book series about two second-grade friends. All the mean-spirited brattiness that my online friend Marian decried, in her review of the first book, is very much in evidence here. Somehow, despite some rather dubious incidents (like throwing worms into her sister's face!), the first book just didn't bother me that much. But here, as I watched Ivy and Bean create a mess, which Nancy cleaned up for them, before blackmailing Nancy into sharing some of her baby-sitting money (by threatening to expose her makeup adventures), I began to be significantly less charmed. I kept expecting some of the balance seen in the previous installment of the series, Ivy + Bean Break the Fossil Record, to surface here - for there to be some moment when Bean realizes she is in the wrong - but it doesn't happen. It's clear from the story that Nancy, whatever her snotty eleven-year-old failings, genuinely cares for Bean. Her panic, when she can't find her screaming younger sister, is genuine. So Bean and Ivy's behavior just seemed obnoxious to me. I realize that sisterly relationships can sometimes be rather fraught - I fought like cats and dogs with my closest older sister, when a girl - but still felt that, building on the previous book, in which Bean was able to admit that someone else was right, and that she was wrong, that there should have been something a little more balanced here. A twinge of conscience, if you will.
Still, despite the failings of this book - and I found it the weakest, of the five I have read thus far - I still recommend the series. It has some very good qualities, I think - engaging characters, charming illustrations, some very intelligent dialogue - in addition to its flaws.
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LibraryThing member marvelousleah
Ivy and Bean are very realistic characters who play, laugh, fight, and get into trouble. They deal with the same issues that real middle class, 9-year-old girls deal with, like friends, siblings, and parents. In this installment, Bean is 'forced' into captivity with her older sister as the
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babysitter. Ivy helps her 'escape' and find more trouble. This chapter book has occasional sketches and illustrations that help readers visualize the girls' plight. Readers will also enjoy the ideas that Ivy and Bean come up with for games and activities. Show Less
LibraryThing member lquilter
Loved this. It was hilarious. The mischievous little children and the very funny writing. This is my 6yo's second time around on these books; the first time was a year and a half ago when she was 5/6 and another parent was reading them to her. This time around it's Ada and me reading pages to each
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LibraryThing member Stahl-Ricco
Ivy and Bean are back and they are "taking care" of the baby sitter - Bean's sister, Nancy! It's Nancy's first baby sitting job, and the girls do their best to take advantage of the situation! Again, I don't love their attitudes, but my daughter really likes their adventures. So, on to the next one!
LibraryThing member adaq
Loved this. It was hilarious. The mischievous little children and the very funny writing. This is my 6yo's second time around on these books; the first time was a year and a half ago when she was 5/6 and another parent was reading them to her. This time around it's Ada and me reading pages to each
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LibraryThing member RobertaLea
Everyone with a big sister can relate!
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J3D.Bar