Time for Bed, The Babysitter Said

Joe the Frog

by Peggy Perry Anderson

Not even his babysitter's most strenuous efforts can convince Joe the frog to go to bed.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Natalie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Joe (a frog) is with his babysitter and she is trying to get him to bed. He refuses in all sorts of ways: repeatedly yelling “No!”, grabbing on to a lamp, a chair, a rug (this causing a huge mess), etc. He will only concede if the babysitter says “Please”.
I wouldn’t want to read this to a child bc it would give them too many ideas (the pictures help with this) on how to behave disrespectfully and disobey the simple routine request of going to bed . I would especially hate for a babysitter to have to go through this kind of behavior. The point at the end of the book is to talk about saying “please” and “thank you” but I would choose other books to get this point across.

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Joe will not go to bed and begins a battle with the babysitter over it. Kind of funny, but mostly obnoxious.

I do like the illustrations.

The words are very simple so good for an absolute beginner reader.

[Kelsey · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn’t enjoy this story at all.

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

No matter how many times the babysitter asks Joe to go to bed, he always answer, "No!" After numerous attempts and lots of mischief on little Joe's part, the babysitter finally asks, "why, oh why won't you go to bed?" Joe's answer might surprise some with it's magical simplicity. Adorable and uncluttered illustrations paired with short and simple rhyming text make a fun book for beginning readers.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

With a short, sing-song narrative and lots of humorous illustrations, this is a fun book for beginning readers. The story is entertaining, but probably best for younger children. Our girls thought it was a bit babyish, but we all liked the frogs. We enjoyed reading this book together.

[Nikki Boisture · Rating 3 out of 5]

Grady likes it, but I find it...meh. The illustrations are not the greatest and it's an odd book to read aloud. Some pages rhyme and some don't. But I like the lesson on Please and Thank-you.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Our family LOVES this book. Teaches children to say "please" in a hillarious way.