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Malibu Nanny: Adventures of the Former Kardashian Nanny
Growing up in a rural Minnesota town (population of just 123), Pam Behan always dreamed of travel and adventure, hoping to one day become a flight attendant. After her first year of college (and thirsting for excitement), Pam visits a friend in Los Angeles for the summer. She decides to try her hand as a nanny, ultimately leading to a chance encounter with the Jenner family, and thus shifting the course of Pam's life… forever!
Malibu Nanny: Adventures of the Former Kardashian Nanny takes you on the real escapades of a small-town girl who becomes enthralled with Hollywood. Pam was one of the original Beverly Hills nannies. She meets many famous celebrities, and even dates Sylvester Stallone at the height of his Rocky and Rambo fame. After three years of caring for Bruce’s sons, Brandon and Brody Jenner (The Hills), Pam becomes the nanny to the Kardashian kids - Kourtney (then 12), Kim (then 10), Khloe (then 6), and Robert (then 4) - on the very day Bruce and Kris are married. From lavish vacations in Mexico, to hilarious stories about their daily lives, Pam doesn't hold back and gives readers insight into the trials and tribulations of a Hollywood nanny, and life inside the Jenner and Kardashian homes before they became household names.
Read how Pam's desire for adventure eventually takes her from the glamour of Malibu to culture shock in Tennessee, ultimately leading her back home to a simple life in the Midwest, and the greatest adventure of all – motherhood.
Malibu Nanny: Adventures of the Former Kardashian Nanny takes you on the real escapades of a small-town girl who becomes enthralled with Hollywood. Pam was one of the original Beverly Hills nannies. She meets many famous celebrities, and even dates Sylvester Stallone at the height of his Rocky and Rambo fame. After three years of caring for Bruce’s sons, Brandon and Brody Jenner (The Hills), Pam becomes the nanny to the Kardashian kids - Kourtney (then 12), Kim (then 10), Khloe (then 6), and Robert (then 4) - on the very day Bruce and Kris are married. From lavish vacations in Mexico, to hilarious stories about their daily lives, Pam doesn't hold back and gives readers insight into the trials and tribulations of a Hollywood nanny, and life inside the Jenner and Kardashian homes before they became household names.
Read how Pam's desire for adventure eventually takes her from the glamour of Malibu to culture shock in Tennessee, ultimately leading her back home to a simple life in the Midwest, and the greatest adventure of all – motherhood.
236 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2012
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July 20, 2012
I picked up (or better downloaded) this book because I watch Keeping Up With The Kardashians, and it seemed fun to read about their lives before the TV show started.
But the book doesn't really tell all that much. On one hand I think it's good of Pam Behan to not air out the families dirty laundry but on the other hand...why write the book at all it you are not really going to tell anything? Most things she talks about are so general they could aply to any family. The kids come home from school and wan't some snacks...aren't all kids like that?
The book is built up for a large part out of anecdotes and the story at times is very fragmented.
What also ticked me off about the book is Pam mentioning how she and Kris are alike because of sharing the same Zodiac sign. Please stop that nonsense. I just can not take someone serious when they write lines like that.
It is however a very quick and light read. And the pic's of the Kardashian's as kids are very cute. But a must-read for people who like watching Keeping Up With The Kardashians?? No, not really.
But the book doesn't really tell all that much. On one hand I think it's good of Pam Behan to not air out the families dirty laundry but on the other hand...why write the book at all it you are not really going to tell anything? Most things she talks about are so general they could aply to any family. The kids come home from school and wan't some snacks...aren't all kids like that?
The book is built up for a large part out of anecdotes and the story at times is very fragmented.
What also ticked me off about the book is Pam mentioning how she and Kris are alike because of sharing the same Zodiac sign. Please stop that nonsense. I just can not take someone serious when they write lines like that.
It is however a very quick and light read. And the pic's of the Kardashian's as kids are very cute. But a must-read for people who like watching Keeping Up With The Kardashians?? No, not really.
February 15, 2013
I really enjoyed this book! This newest version has been totally rewritten and I like it much better. More stories and details have been added. It was so interesting to read a regular persons perspective of what it was like to be incorporated into the Malibu/Hollywood lifestyle. It was a very easy and light read! The stories of the other Hollywood people she interacts with were interesting, and I loved learning more about Bruce Jenner and what type of person he really is! There is a part in the book where she tells what it was like to go through the OJ trial, and gives insight to her personal experience with Nichole Simpson. I remember watching the OJ trial on TV, so I really liked seeing it from the inside. This book is not about "dirt" on the Kardashians. Honestly, what more could be said that isn't already out there? What is so interesting, is that you get insights into how they were raised. What they were like when they were little. "How did they turn out this way?" Is what I am always asking, and Malibu Nanny gives you some wonderful insight into that question. The story continues on to Nanny Pam's life after leaving Hollywood. She does not run off into the sun set with prince charming by any means, but her story is very personal and the challenges faces are much more relatable to the rest of us than the Hollywood life she left. Thank you for finally writing this story!
July 29, 2013
I
love
the Kardashians. I couldn't care less what people think about them but I am addicted to KUWTK and following their lives. I did find the idea for this book a bit trashy but was interested to read it. Well, after reading it I'm glad I did but for the most part it was a waste of time.
Pam was first the nanny of Brody and Brandon before Bruce took her with him when he married Kris and she then became the Kardashian nanny. The first 60 or so pages are about Linda Jenner, Brody and Brandon and the relationship (which Pam stresses was only ever friendship) with Bruce Jenner. I wasn't really interested in this part of the book, or the letters that Pam wrote to her parents that were dotted throughout the book. They just felt a bit randomly placed, and probably used just to pad the book out a bit and make it seem longer than it is.
The bits about Pam being the Kardashian nanny weren't very revealing and this certainly isn't a tell all book where she dishes the dirt. Instead she speaks about being the nanny of the Kardashians with such love and warmth that it is clear that this is a woman who loved those kids and the time that she spent with them. She also speaks about Kris being a bit of a ballbreaker (well, we know that) and how Kris always wanted to be famous and how she loves name dropping and being friends with other celebrities (well, we know that too) and how you should never forget the broccoli unless you want to face the wrath of Kris Jenner.
Overall it was interesting to read about this girl from the Midwest moving to L.A. and becoming the nanny of what would one day be one of the world's most famous families but ultimately Pam didn't spill any juicy secrets, she mentioned how she would overhear conversations during the O.J. Simpson trial but how she wouldn't feel comfortable divulging them in the book, boooooring. The book will probably sell because of the subject matter but perhaps the authors obvious love for the Kardashian children and Bruce, who came across quite well in the book prevented her from revealing anything that was actually worth reading about. The book ends saying 'to be continued...' but to be honest there isn't much else she could say about the Kardashians unless she was willing to be more open, if the next book is just about Pam and her life after leaving the Jenners then I won't be looking out for it.
Pam was first the nanny of Brody and Brandon before Bruce took her with him when he married Kris and she then became the Kardashian nanny. The first 60 or so pages are about Linda Jenner, Brody and Brandon and the relationship (which Pam stresses was only ever friendship) with Bruce Jenner. I wasn't really interested in this part of the book, or the letters that Pam wrote to her parents that were dotted throughout the book. They just felt a bit randomly placed, and probably used just to pad the book out a bit and make it seem longer than it is.
The bits about Pam being the Kardashian nanny weren't very revealing and this certainly isn't a tell all book where she dishes the dirt. Instead she speaks about being the nanny of the Kardashians with such love and warmth that it is clear that this is a woman who loved those kids and the time that she spent with them. She also speaks about Kris being a bit of a ballbreaker (well, we know that) and how Kris always wanted to be famous and how she loves name dropping and being friends with other celebrities (well, we know that too) and how you should never forget the broccoli unless you want to face the wrath of Kris Jenner.
Overall it was interesting to read about this girl from the Midwest moving to L.A. and becoming the nanny of what would one day be one of the world's most famous families but ultimately Pam didn't spill any juicy secrets, she mentioned how she would overhear conversations during the O.J. Simpson trial but how she wouldn't feel comfortable divulging them in the book, boooooring. The book will probably sell because of the subject matter but perhaps the authors obvious love for the Kardashian children and Bruce, who came across quite well in the book prevented her from revealing anything that was actually worth reading about. The book ends saying 'to be continued...' but to be honest there isn't much else she could say about the Kardashians unless she was willing to be more open, if the next book is just about Pam and her life after leaving the Jenners then I won't be looking out for it.
August 24, 2013
Malibu Nanny is the memoir of the Jenner/Kardashian's careless, train wreck of a nanny. I read this book hoping for some gossipy details of young Kardashian life. The book seemed to be more about the mundane life of the nanny riding on the coat tails of Kardashian fame. (Seriously, she found out about the show when she saw a commercial.) She spices up the book with tales of dates with Sylvester Stallone and many failed marriages. Not what I expected from this book.
June 12, 2013
Kind of sorry I wasted money on this book. Nothing more irritating than spelling errors, poor grammar and reading writing that seems like it was written by a ten year old. I have two stars because I liked the pictures.
April 15, 2022
A unique and interesting book, written more like a middle school girl's memory of babysitting (famous) kids than an in-depth revelation of the many celebrities the author encountered. What's here is simplistic, with "stories" that often go nowhere or have no dramatic conflict. But you have to admit that it's fascinating to read how this small-town Midwestern woman had intimate contact with some of the biggest names in pop culture today.
Behan stumbles into taking care of Bruce Jenner's boys when he's married to Linda, Elvis Presley's former girlfriend. That alone would make for quite a book considering how infamous Bruce, Brody, Linda, and David Foster have become. But when Bruce leaves to marry Kris Kardashian, the author moves along with him and she gets to literally raise the four kids during their tween and teen years. Add to that the Foster girls and Jenner boys, and Pam Behan was at times mothering eight incredibly famous future reality television stars.
One of the problems is that she praises pretty much everyone and doesn't reveal any dirt. We've watched all these people on TV and they all are non-stop drama, so what's here is hard to swallow because she paints them all as being so wonderful.
Kris Jenner certainly gets the only real negative comments, but those are always balanced by admiring words from Behan. Bruce Jenner is the most admired of all, and it's ironic that here the writer claims decades later that he was the perfect role model of an honest husband and father. The book was written just before it was revealed that his entire adulthood had been a lie and he transitioned to becoming a woman.
And in one of the most unbelievable paragraphs, she says that a few years after she left the family she lost track of them and became so busy that she was unaware that they had been on the air over a year with a hit reality show until she saw them on a cover of a tabloid at the grocery checkout stand. Seriously? She then claims it was the most successful reality TV show of all time, which of course isn't true. There are a few exaggerations in this book that are factually incorrect and prove her naiveté.
Behan encounters some incredibly big names. Sly Stallone not only begs her to date him but spends late night hours talking on the phone with her for months--and she rejects the guy? She becomes pals with Nicole Brown Simpson and was there at the time of the murders, taking Kardashian kids to play with O.J.'s children? She gets to hang around with Streisand and Celine Dion? These are all people for whom entire chapters should be written but she glosses over all of them, which is especially disappointing considering how she had an insider's view of the O.J. Simpson case.
But instead Behan doesn't go into depth on any of them. She doesn't understand how to tell a story that provides insight or drama. Instead facts just sits there on the page, very plain and dry and often incomplete.
By the time she decides to leave her nanny job (when Kendall is born) she rejects the great airline stewardess job offer that Kris Jenner helped her get to instead...manage a convenience store in a small town in Tennessee? Huh? It makes no sense and ends up being a totally disastrous decision. Her life is never the same. For the next twenty years she makes a series of bad choices with moves, jobs, and men. She got pregnant by a drug-dealing boyfriend/fiancé who was thrown in prison and keeping the child appears to be the only thing she did right.
The biggest problem is how much she complains in the book. The woman is never happy from the moment she leaves small town Minnesota to the end of the book. Her years in Hollywood that we'd all trade for are treated like an incredible burden and the selfish author gripes about having to actually do a job she committed to. She had it easy--read You'll Never Nanny In This Town Again to find out what a truly difficult L.A. celebrity nanny experience is about (and it's a much, much better book).
While the spiritual element at the end of this memoir is comforting, and she does admit her many errors, she glosses over the lessons she could have learned by simply saying God cleans up after her mistakes. This is the bad theology that permeates Christianity today, where anything goes for supposed believers because they treat Jesus like a magic prince that will save them instead of holding themselves accountable for their actions or having shame in their sinful choices. He certainly is a savior that can redeem the mistakes we make, but you can't constantly "follow your heart" and "be true to yourself" (as she advises in the final pages) when your heart and your truth are out of line with God's commands.
Today Behan remains the small town girl, moving back to a farm community in South Dakota where her mother lives and having nothing to do with famous people beyond an annual birthday call to Bruce Jenner. It's unclear if she has really learned her lessons and is making wise choices now. Instead of blaming God or expecting Him to constantly rescue her from messes that she makes it would be nice if she would apply some of her nanny discipline to herself and put away childish things to grow up.
Behan stumbles into taking care of Bruce Jenner's boys when he's married to Linda, Elvis Presley's former girlfriend. That alone would make for quite a book considering how infamous Bruce, Brody, Linda, and David Foster have become. But when Bruce leaves to marry Kris Kardashian, the author moves along with him and she gets to literally raise the four kids during their tween and teen years. Add to that the Foster girls and Jenner boys, and Pam Behan was at times mothering eight incredibly famous future reality television stars.
One of the problems is that she praises pretty much everyone and doesn't reveal any dirt. We've watched all these people on TV and they all are non-stop drama, so what's here is hard to swallow because she paints them all as being so wonderful.
Kris Jenner certainly gets the only real negative comments, but those are always balanced by admiring words from Behan. Bruce Jenner is the most admired of all, and it's ironic that here the writer claims decades later that he was the perfect role model of an honest husband and father. The book was written just before it was revealed that his entire adulthood had been a lie and he transitioned to becoming a woman.
And in one of the most unbelievable paragraphs, she says that a few years after she left the family she lost track of them and became so busy that she was unaware that they had been on the air over a year with a hit reality show until she saw them on a cover of a tabloid at the grocery checkout stand. Seriously? She then claims it was the most successful reality TV show of all time, which of course isn't true. There are a few exaggerations in this book that are factually incorrect and prove her naiveté.
Behan encounters some incredibly big names. Sly Stallone not only begs her to date him but spends late night hours talking on the phone with her for months--and she rejects the guy? She becomes pals with Nicole Brown Simpson and was there at the time of the murders, taking Kardashian kids to play with O.J.'s children? She gets to hang around with Streisand and Celine Dion? These are all people for whom entire chapters should be written but she glosses over all of them, which is especially disappointing considering how she had an insider's view of the O.J. Simpson case.
But instead Behan doesn't go into depth on any of them. She doesn't understand how to tell a story that provides insight or drama. Instead facts just sits there on the page, very plain and dry and often incomplete.
By the time she decides to leave her nanny job (when Kendall is born) she rejects the great airline stewardess job offer that Kris Jenner helped her get to instead...manage a convenience store in a small town in Tennessee? Huh? It makes no sense and ends up being a totally disastrous decision. Her life is never the same. For the next twenty years she makes a series of bad choices with moves, jobs, and men. She got pregnant by a drug-dealing boyfriend/fiancé who was thrown in prison and keeping the child appears to be the only thing she did right.
The biggest problem is how much she complains in the book. The woman is never happy from the moment she leaves small town Minnesota to the end of the book. Her years in Hollywood that we'd all trade for are treated like an incredible burden and the selfish author gripes about having to actually do a job she committed to. She had it easy--read You'll Never Nanny In This Town Again to find out what a truly difficult L.A. celebrity nanny experience is about (and it's a much, much better book).
While the spiritual element at the end of this memoir is comforting, and she does admit her many errors, she glosses over the lessons she could have learned by simply saying God cleans up after her mistakes. This is the bad theology that permeates Christianity today, where anything goes for supposed believers because they treat Jesus like a magic prince that will save them instead of holding themselves accountable for their actions or having shame in their sinful choices. He certainly is a savior that can redeem the mistakes we make, but you can't constantly "follow your heart" and "be true to yourself" (as she advises in the final pages) when your heart and your truth are out of line with God's commands.
Today Behan remains the small town girl, moving back to a farm community in South Dakota where her mother lives and having nothing to do with famous people beyond an annual birthday call to Bruce Jenner. It's unclear if she has really learned her lessons and is making wise choices now. Instead of blaming God or expecting Him to constantly rescue her from messes that she makes it would be nice if she would apply some of her nanny discipline to herself and put away childish things to grow up.
October 11, 2025
I found it really endearing how much Behan loved the families she nannied for but it makes a pretty stale book. Behan also adds in way too much of her personal life and philosophy which isn't the reason why anyone is picking up this book.
February 27, 2018
Read this book because I'm currently reading all books about nannying that I can get my hands on.
July 18, 2021
Quick read for some true stories behind the Kardashian and Jenner doors. Told from the nanny of the families during their childhood years. Also touches on the celebrities met throughout the process.
September 4, 2023
4.5 stars! This book is surprisingly really good I thoroughly enjoyed it.
October 5, 2014
If you're looking for dirt or anything juicy, you're going to be disappointed by this "tell all". I'm not even a fan of the Kardashians, however after watching the tv show "beverly hills nannies" I was in the mood for a little more gossip in line with what I had seen on that tv show. You know what I'm looking for, weird requests, late night confessionals, drama and children thrown in to this mix.
I get the feeling that if you've ever had any inkling of what the Kardashians are about, you've got the expectations set rather high as to what the behind the scenes "reality" of their situation would be like. You're expecting a whole new level of crazy. After all, you've seen them live their lives on your tv and you'd expect more of the same right?
After reading this book, one can't help but feel that the Kardashian juggernaut did a lot of editing on this book before it was published. The end result is a book that feels like it's toeing the line in order to keep the Klan happy.
Pam speaks a lot about her time with the Jenners and Kardashians, interspersing her nanny life with her studying, juggling commitments, relationships and attempting to have a normal life beyond the confines of her nanny duties. I especially enjoyed her clandestine relationship with Sly, as this is the type of info that you're expecting her to provide! Strange encounters with celebrities! Perfect.
One can't help but feel sorry for Pam as she moves on from life with the Kardashians, and finds that it's not what she had dreamt of. Her struggles with her relationships, career and money really make you feel sorry for her that she went from a rather successful career to a leap of faith that led her down a rather dark and depressing path.
It's also a bit sad that she loses contact with the kids that she spent so many years of her life looking after.
I hope that the book gives her some much needed financial support, but as far as sordid tales go, you're better off watching the show on tv for that type of goss!
I get the feeling that if you've ever had any inkling of what the Kardashians are about, you've got the expectations set rather high as to what the behind the scenes "reality" of their situation would be like. You're expecting a whole new level of crazy. After all, you've seen them live their lives on your tv and you'd expect more of the same right?
After reading this book, one can't help but feel that the Kardashian juggernaut did a lot of editing on this book before it was published. The end result is a book that feels like it's toeing the line in order to keep the Klan happy.
Pam speaks a lot about her time with the Jenners and Kardashians, interspersing her nanny life with her studying, juggling commitments, relationships and attempting to have a normal life beyond the confines of her nanny duties. I especially enjoyed her clandestine relationship with Sly, as this is the type of info that you're expecting her to provide! Strange encounters with celebrities! Perfect.
One can't help but feel sorry for Pam as she moves on from life with the Kardashians, and finds that it's not what she had dreamt of. Her struggles with her relationships, career and money really make you feel sorry for her that she went from a rather successful career to a leap of faith that led her down a rather dark and depressing path.
It's also a bit sad that she loses contact with the kids that she spent so many years of her life looking after.
I hope that the book gives her some much needed financial support, but as far as sordid tales go, you're better off watching the show on tv for that type of goss!
August 30, 2012
I read Malibu Nanny because of the hype surrounding it online (okay, or lack-there-of since the book hasn't been picked up). Online, there were statements saying it lacked anything juicy that would make it worth publishing. I agree 100%, it seems more of an autobiography of Pam's experience with the family, which she seems to think would be important to someone. The letters to her parents are silly, at best, and her touch with celebrity is nothing but a story of her past and a memory she can brag about to new friends, not interesting enough for even myself to read. I just skimmed the entire book and it took about 15 minutes, so it wasn't that much a waste, just enough to warn it's not worth your time.
Also, most of the information she provides about the family is public record. Why do we need to read it in her book if I can pull up the same info in a google search? If I'm going to pay money for something (which thankfully I didn't), I want a fresh new take, not minor details I can find anywhere. To top it off, she dedicates an entire paragraph about how saddened she was to hear that Robert wasn't Khloe's biological father, and then goes on to share details about how your father is the person who raises and loves you. Do a google search, woman, they did a paternity test to prove otherwise... Robert Kardashian IS Khloe's father. An entire CHAPTER was dedicated to Kris's rage about how she forgot broccoli when she wasn't asked to get it in the first place. Boring! My experience as a nanny provided more interesting/crazy stories than she shares in this book!!!! Leave the family alone and stop using them as cash cow, ya mooch!
This is all constructive criticism, by the way :)
Also, most of the information she provides about the family is public record. Why do we need to read it in her book if I can pull up the same info in a google search? If I'm going to pay money for something (which thankfully I didn't), I want a fresh new take, not minor details I can find anywhere. To top it off, she dedicates an entire paragraph about how saddened she was to hear that Robert wasn't Khloe's biological father, and then goes on to share details about how your father is the person who raises and loves you. Do a google search, woman, they did a paternity test to prove otherwise... Robert Kardashian IS Khloe's father. An entire CHAPTER was dedicated to Kris's rage about how she forgot broccoli when she wasn't asked to get it in the first place. Boring! My experience as a nanny provided more interesting/crazy stories than she shares in this book!!!! Leave the family alone and stop using them as cash cow, ya mooch!
This is all constructive criticism, by the way :)
July 18, 2012
Never really watched or read about the Kardashians, but I'm a sucker for Nanny type novels. I found this to be a bit repetitive, but overall an interesting read.
My favorite passage from the book (and one I can identify with in my own Nannying experiences):
"I loved those kids, and it was truly hard to leave them. Yes, I was the hired help and I had done the job I had been paid to do. But it was so much more than that to me. I poured my heart into my job, and I poured my heart into them. I nurtured them. I cared for them. Hopefully, I made a difference in their lives. I hoped that they would take a part of me with them wherever they went. That somehow the years I invested in them would mean something. Whether it’s a song that would bring a smile of remembrance to their face, some words of encouragement that would help them when they were down, responsibility or values I’d tried to instill that they would find themselves embracing some day."
My favorite passage from the book (and one I can identify with in my own Nannying experiences):
"I loved those kids, and it was truly hard to leave them. Yes, I was the hired help and I had done the job I had been paid to do. But it was so much more than that to me. I poured my heart into my job, and I poured my heart into them. I nurtured them. I cared for them. Hopefully, I made a difference in their lives. I hoped that they would take a part of me with them wherever they went. That somehow the years I invested in them would mean something. Whether it’s a song that would bring a smile of remembrance to their face, some words of encouragement that would help them when they were down, responsibility or values I’d tried to instill that they would find themselves embracing some day."
October 4, 2012
I saw an article about this book (which is a free download) earlier this summer, and downloaded it because I had read another "hollywood nanny" book a few months back that I actually really enjoyed. I was expecting some scandalous stories about the Kardashian kids, but was surprised that it was a rather sweet and innocent story about the nanny's experiences with the family. Nothing really surprising or scandalous. But it was refreshing that she didn't bash them, which everyone seems to do. I've seen comments about her being a gold digger, which I don't get. If that was the case, then why did she offer the book for free? Maybe she wanted the publicity.
She left us hanging at the end. She's about to move to Tennessee. I'd like to have read more.
Not an exceptional book, but certainly entertaining, and it only took a couple hours to read.
She left us hanging at the end. She's about to move to Tennessee. I'd like to have read more.
Not an exceptional book, but certainly entertaining, and it only took a couple hours to read.
August 16, 2016
The book was pretty boring overall and written very simply. I'm not sure what I was expecting but this definitely wasn't it. It's more an excuse for Pam to write an autobiography than the memoir/tales of a Malibu nanny. I was expecting more of a focus on her charges or nanny duties. But she talks all about herself, her beginnings, her family. And then she talks about her moving across country, her other jobs, her marriages, her child, etc. It just feels like a bait and switch. I'm curious as to how she was able to write it as I'd have assumed that even back then celebs would have staff sign non-disclosure agreements. The Sylvester Stallone tales felt weird. Guess she proved him true on his DTA motto as she either lied about him or sold him out for this book. And ditto what someone else said about the family letters being pointless. I got this from the library.
January 13, 2015
The book was ok. I feel kinda bad giving it 2 stars only, but there are books I've liked far better that I have given 3 stars. It was an impulse download as I have kind of been on a memoirs reading trend lately. If you get past the part that it is a nanny trying to capitalize off of her time spent caring for the Kardashian-Jenner clan, she has some positive messages in the end. Although I'm not exactly a fan of the Kardashian reality series, it is commendable that she didn't totally slam them or paint them in a bad light (they can do that well enough on their own, ha!) Bottom line, if you're looking for a juicy tell-all, this is not it, but an ok read for a little insight into nannying for the rich and famous.
April 11, 2013
I bought this book because I had read the sneak peak that came out last summer. This book contains a lot of new material, and shares Pam's journey before and after Hollywood. It was actually very good. I enjoyed hearing about Pam's life after she left the Jenners and Kardashians. She has been through some tough things - her father dying, infertility, and then single motherhood. It was also nice that the book was so positive. I'm tired of all of the negativity surrounding the Kardashians and Jenners. People always seem to be bashing them. Kudos to you, Pam and Sara, for writing a positive book!
February 23, 2016
This might actually be only 2.5 stars. I was excited about reading this b/c I love books about nannies and about Hollywood. I've read other books by star-nannies and while this one was okay at times, it generally wasn't great. And, for me, it was too religious at the end. I was frustrated by her poor choices with regard to her boyfriend(s) and the fact that she stayed in the nanny job too long.
I think that Linda Jenner came off as very nice to work for as did Bruce Jenner, however, Kris Kardashian seems like a hard employer. This was written prior to Bruce becoming Caitlin, so there was nothing in the book about this.
I think that Linda Jenner came off as very nice to work for as did Bruce Jenner, however, Kris Kardashian seems like a hard employer. This was written prior to Bruce becoming Caitlin, so there was nothing in the book about this.
April 17, 2013
This book is a really fun read! I liked hearing stories about the family and, even more, about a Malibu nanny in the first place. Having some nanny experience of my own, it's fun to read about a nanny to a very wealthy family (at the time) connect to fame and glamour, but still share similar experiences to my nannying to a normal family. It's very easy to connect with Pam and enjoyable going through her experience with the Kardashians.
June 6, 2013
I really enjoyed this book. It's a light summer read. Once I started, I didn't want to stop. I didn't mind the religious portion as some mentioned in their review because this was a true experience and the religious portion was obviously a part of that. It was fun and light and thoughtfully written so as not to be an ugly, name smearing book. I appreciated that aspect. The authors didn't take the opportunity to slander anyone but simply wrote of Nanny Pam's experience. Well done.
July 16, 2012
I've never wanted to read any books about or by the Kardashiansm but I was inyrigued to read this one because currently i'm reading a book about hollywood nanny.
It's a tell-all but not entirely tell-all book. Pam didn't tell about anything juicy about what happened in the household.
Books with a few conflicts are flat.
It's a fast reading & entertaining, though.
It's a tell-all but not entirely tell-all book. Pam didn't tell about anything juicy about what happened in the household.
Books with a few conflicts are flat.
It's a fast reading & entertaining, though.
April 9, 2013
I really enjoyed hearing the stories from this "Kardashian Nanny". It is so refreshing to read a story about a famous family that is honest without spilling all the juicy details. But what I really liked was learning Pam's story. She is so much more than just the "Malibu Nanny". I definitely would recommend this as a great summer read. Looking forward to the author's future books!
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February 18, 2014Crikey. Another chickadee I wanted to grow a set. She was being shamelessly used by her family - none other than the Kardashians. She should have been paid three times the amount she was and ensured she had a second nanny to give her a proper break. I doubt she ever stopped and looked after herself the entire time she was employed. Six years all up. That's a long time without a day off.
October 14, 2015
This book was actually very interesting. It's further proof that life in Hollywood is so different than anywhere else. Pam leaves her home in Minnesota for adventure and falls into a job as a nanny for Linda Jenner. The rest takes off on a crazy ride. I found Pam to be likable, which is why this book works. Definitely a fun read to see how the "other half" lives!
March 28, 2013
Loved this book! I had seen the sneak peek version but this version has more details and gives the rest of the story! Such an easy and interesting read! This version has pictures too!!!!! A must download!
May 3, 2013
Malibu Nanny is a fun, sweet, and easy read! I respect Pam for keeping the book postivie and sharing her stories. I enjoyed reading about her experiences going from a small town girl to Hollywood...in the 80's! Fun to see pictures too!
May 28, 2014
Thoughtful
Not a huge fan of the Kardashians but I thought the story was well written. Pam portrayed her story as honestly as she could without being mean spirited or negative. You can see she had a love for the families.
Not a huge fan of the Kardashians but I thought the story was well written. Pam portrayed her story as honestly as she could without being mean spirited or negative. You can see she had a love for the families.
October 16, 2019
Okay read
I skipped around. Was easy one day read. Would like an audible addition.
She talks well about Jenner's and Kardashian families. Nothing we couldn't guess. Sounds like a good person.
I skipped around. Was easy one day read. Would like an audible addition.
She talks well about Jenner's and Kardashian families. Nothing we couldn't guess. Sounds like a good person.
March 23, 2013
I loved this book. Was fun to read and had fun stories and life experiences.
November 7, 2013
Just....no. Serves me right for reading such a fluffy mess but I wanted to believe she was going to do something interesting with this book. Not the case.
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