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Is Baby-Sitting As Simple as A-B-C?
"How hard can watching one tiny baby be?"
Michelle's too young to baby-sit. That's what everybody says. But Michelle doesn't believe it. She's been helping Aunt Becky with the twins for years. She plays with them, feeds them, and even reads them bedtime stories. Baby-sitting is simple!
Then Michelle gets her big chance -- and she finds out that baby-sitting isn't as easy as it looks. Especially when she can't seem to find the baby!
Chapter One
"Look at that!" nine-year-old Michelle Tanner cried as she dashed toward a clothing store across the mall.
Three matching blue T-shirts dangled from hangers in the display window. Each one had a drawing of three girls holding hands on the front.
"Cool!" said Cassie Wilkins, Michelle's best friend.
"Awesome!" said Mandy Metz, her other best friend.
Michelle blew her strawberry-blond bangs out of her eyes. "Come on," she told her friends. "Let's try them on!"
Michelle, Mandy, and Cassie ran inside the store. A teenage salesgirl was behind a cash register. She had long blond hair and wore a white shirt and jeans.
"Can we try on the T-shirts in the window?" Michelle asked excitedly.
The salesgirl popped her gum. "Sure." She removed the shirts from the window and handed them to Michelle.
Michelle and her friends raced to the dressing room.
"I love it!" Mandy squealed as she pulled a T-shirt over her head.
"Me, too!" Cassie cried.
Michelle gazed into a big mirror. Then Mandy and Cassie stood next to her. The three friends smiled and held hands, just like the girls on the T-shirts.
"These are perfect!" Michelle declared. "We could all wear them on the same day. Then everybody would know we're best friends." She glanced at the price tag. "Uh-oh."
"What?" Mandy and Cassie asked at the same time.
"These shirts cost twenty dollars each!" Michelle exclaimed. "How much money do you guys have?" Michelle knew that she didn't have enough money to buy a T-shirt.
Mandy pulled out three dollar bills from her backpack. "Not enough," she said with a sigh.
Cassie dug out her wallet and showed her friends. "Me either."
"Maybe we could save up for them," Mandy suggested.
Michelle shook her head. "If we don't get these now, somebody's sure to buy one. Then we won't match."
Cassie ran her hand over the shirt. "But what can we do?"
Michelle gazed at the T-shirt in the mirror once more. Suddenly she had an idea. "Sometimes Stephanie and D.J. buy things on layaway," she announced.
"What's that?" Mandy asked.
"If you don't have enough money to buy something, you can pay for only part of it," Michelle explained. "Then the store holds it for you untill you pay off the rest. That way nobody else can buy it."
"That's a great idea!" Cassie said. "Let's do it!"
The girls quickly changed back into their regular clothes. Then they raced to the cash register and laid the T-shirts on the counter. When they put all their money together, they had just enough to put them on layaway.
The salesgirl popped her gum again. "I can hold them for two weeks."
"Two weeks?" Michelle exclaimed. "That's not a long time!"
The salesgirl shrugged. "That's the rule. If you don't come back and pay by then, we have to put the shirts back on the rack."
"How are we each going to get twenty dollars in two weeks?" Cassie moaned. "It's impossible!"
Mandy sighed. "I wish I could get a job or something."
"Hey. That's a great idea, Mandy!" Michelle cried.
"Yeah," Cassie agreed. "I bet my dad would pay me to wash his car."
"My mom might give me money to do laundry," Mandy said.
Michelle wrinkled her nose. "That's a lot of work. I want to do something that's easy."
But what? she wondered.
"I know," Michelle announced. "I'm going to baby-sit. I've been helping Aunt Becky look after Nicky and Alex ever since they were born. It's super easy!"
Michelle turned to the salesgirl. "We'll be back in two weeks," she told her.
Then Michelle grabbed Cassie's and Mandy's hands. "Come on," she said, pulling them out of the store. "We've got to make some money -- fast!"
Copyright © 1999 by Warner Books
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Baby-sitting trouble,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Baby-Sitting Boss (Full House Michelle) (Paperback)
I loved it! Michelle, Mandy, and Cassie are at the mall when they see three identical blue shirts they want. They don't have any money, so they decide to have it on hold. They have 2 weeks to pay. Michelle decideds to earn her money by baby- sitting. Everyone says she's too young. But then Michelle, Cassie, and Mandy spy on Stephanie while she baby-sits and gets caught spying. Stephanie says it's hard work. Michelle doesn't think so. So Stephanie asks Michelle to help to see how hard it is. On the day of baby-sitting 2 year old Jane, Stephanie has to leave Michelle in charge while she goes to get more dipers. But Michelle finds out how hard baby-sitting is, especially when Michelle can't find Jane.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best full house michelle book,
A Kid's Review
This review is from: The Baby-Sitting Boss (Full House Michelle) (Paperback)
Michelle wants to earn money to buy a teeshirt.But the only job she can think of to earn money is babysitting. Everyone says she's to young to babysit. Michelle wants to prove to everyone that even though she's only nine she can babysit too. Michelle helps Stephanie babysit for 2 year old Jane. But then Michelle can't find the baby. Read the book to find out the rest.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Trite & Predictable,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Baby-Sitting Boss (Full House Michelle) (Paperback)
Michelle is at an age where "You're in big trouble, mister" and "no way, Jose" won't cut it anymore. No longer a cuddly preschooler, Michelle has to contend with the fact that it is time to grow up. She wants the latest in cool fashion, so naturally she turns to employment. What better job for her than babysitting? She has twin nephews right there in her Full House! She somehow cons a naive mother into letting her babysit with disastrous results. Not to worry, smart, cute, savvy and clever Stephanie comes to the rescue and not only finds the baby but bails Michelle out of diaper duty. You can guess the storyline inside of five minutes.
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