Henry King "Hank" Ketcham was an American cartoonist who created the Dennis the Menace comic strip, writing and drawing it from 1951 to 1994, when he retired from drawing the daily page and took up painting full time in his studio at his home. He received the Reuben Award for the strip in 1953. The strip continues today in the hands of other artists.
I've never read a better babysitter's guide. It really cuts deep on all the aspects which you should consider when babysitting. Except for the kid that's not tired. He should know that we have scrict bed times that we have to follow.
I bought this little paperback when I was still in grade school back in the day - there was some kind of book club or something at the school - don't really remember much. Anyway I remember thinking it was really funny at the time, hence the 5 star rating even now.