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    Too Old For a Babysitter
    Too Old For a Babysitter
    Too Old For a Babysitter
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    Too Old For a Babysitter

    By Penny Colman

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    Jig and Jag, who are eleven-year old twin sisters, are about to turn twelve-years old. Their brother Tag is about to turn eleven-years old. Their parents think they still need a babysitter. But they don't! No matter how hard they try to convince their parents, everything backfires, until something unexpected happens. The action takes place during summer vacation. The kids go through five babysitter and a series of funny, foolish, and scary antics before an unexpected event changes everything into a special ending.
    A humorous story loosely based on real events. Penny Colman has written fiction for young readers for children's magazines. Her short story, "But Not Ms. Anderson," was nominated for the Paula A Witty Short Story Award, International Reading Association. Her fiction books are "I Never Do Anything Bad" and "Dark Closets and Noises in The Night."

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenny Colman
    Release dateMay 18, 2012
    ISBN9780984960729
    Too Old For a Babysitter
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    Penny Colman

    Penny Colman is the author of many nonfiction books, including Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts, Elizabeth Cady and Susan B. Anthony, and Rosie the Riveter. She lives in Englewood, New Jersey.

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      Too Old For a Babysitter - Penny Colman

      Too Old For A Babysitter

      By Penny Colman

      Copyright © 2012 by Penny Colman

      www.pennycolman.com

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      Dear Readers,

      I’m a lucky writer who has a wonderful friend who is a terrific teacher who read Too Old for a Babysitter to the students in her third grade class. After each chapter, the students wrote their response, which the teacher sent to me. The students’ comments helped me as I revised the story. The teacher’s name is Marie Russell and the students are: Ryan Alwi, Diana Bocsha. Valerie Cardona, Rachael Cheung, Zachary Deng, Gloria Echevarria, Julia Fields, Christy Guan, Ally Guralnik, Benjamin Hammond, Erwin Laut, Pamela Li, Chrissie Mar, Brendan Ofori, Carolina Padilla, Akshay Raju, Samantha Rios, Daniel Sahr, Emily Salas, Amara Shein, Nicole Shirman, Tasnimul Taher, Ariel Tamayev, Mia Vogel, Walter Vogelmann, Jing-Mae Wang, Kathryn Wang. Thank you for being such thoughtful readers! I am so happy that Too Old for a Babysitter made you laugh!

      Your friend,

      Penny Colman

      p.s. Remember I was using my imagination when I wrote this story, so have fun reading about the kids’ funny, foolish, scary antics in the book, but don’t do them! You can write to me at pennycolman@pennycolman.com

      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1 Dad Goes Away

      Chapter 2 Toby and Cake on the Ceiling

      Chapter 3 Cindy and Singing on the Roof

      Chapter 4 Billy and Upside Out and Down

      Chapter 5 Mrs. Rizzoli and Milk on the Grass

      Chapter 6 The BIG Birthday Surprise

      Chapter 7 A Washcloth, Heating Pad, and Warm Socks

      Chapter 8 All of Us Under the Bed

      About the Author

      Chapter One

      Dad Goes Away

      We’re too old for a babysitter! I said and grabbed another piece of chicken

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