Henry Babysits

Written & illustrated by Robert Quackenbush

Part of the Henry Duck series

Henry the Duck faces chaos when babysitting five unruly babies. Can he handle the mayhem?

3.8/7 Bookroo expert·4.0/5 Goodreads · 143 ratings

48 pages· 586 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud

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Bookroo's summary

Henry the Duck, a well-meaning neighbor, agrees to babysit for the first time, thinking it will be easy. But when more neighbors drop off their babies, Henry finds himself overwhelmed by five crying, crawling little ones. As chaos ensues, Henry must navigate the unexpected challenges of childcare. Will he manage to keep everything under control, or will his babysitting adventure turn into a hilarious disaster? Follow Henry's misadventures in this delightful tale of unexpected responsibility and comedic mishaps.

From the publisher

Henry the Duck discovers that babysitting isn’t all fun and games in this latest picture book about his merry mis-adventures from beloved author Robert Quackenbush!

Henry the Duck is a very good neighbor. Even though he has never babysat, when his friend Clara asks him to watch her nephew he says yes. How hard can it be? But then, one neighbor after another asks Henry to babysit and before he knows it, he’s in the middle of five crying, crawling, out-of-control babies!

Children and parents alike will love following disaster-prone Henry through his adventures in childcare, cleverly written and illustrated by Robert Quackenbush.

At a glance

Format
Pages: 48
Words: 586
Reading age: 4–8
Audience: Picture
Lexile: 480L

Themes & topics

Books about family Books about ducks, geese, etc.Books about new babies

What readers & critics say

Reviews

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3.8

“The tale of a duck who gets himself into quite the babysitting pickle, accepting child after child into his care in order to address the needs of babies already being babysat (milk, diapers, toys, etc.) The ending was rather abrupt and left me wondering what exactly the point of the story was.”

Marmee

Trusted reviewer

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