Twelve-year-old Jane, who lives at the beach in a run-down old house with her mother, two brothers, and sister, has an eventful summer accompanying her pastor on bible deliveries, meeting former boyfriends of her mother's, and being coerced into babysitting for a family of ill-mannered children.

A tyrannosaurus rex babysits a child for one night. Invites parents and children to share the reading of a book by taking turns reading aloud. Parents read the left-hand pages, and children read the right--hand pages, which have text written at one of six early reading levels.

When Madeleine's parents go to the Pond Party, they leave Carl and the baby at home for a cozy winter afternoon with a babysitter. But Carl and Madeleine have plans of their own -- they want to play in the snow! After getting all bundled up, they sneak off to go sledding, build a snowman, and even make an appearance at the party and try sliding on the ice at the pond. Of course, resourceful Carl gets the baby home before her parents return -- and...

Arthur's experience babysitting for the terrible Tibble Twins is as challenging as he expected, but he finally gets control by telling them a spooky story.

Sarah Goldman ... is relieved to move across the country. She has a lot she wants to leave behind, especially Holly Monroe, the pretty twenty-two-year-old babysitter she and her husband, Daniel, hired to take care of their young son ... Sarah ... kept a close eye on Holly ... What she saw raised some questions, not only about who Holly really was but what she was hiding ... They've settled into a friendly suburb where the neighbors ... are always...