Hooray! Hooray! It's happy publication day for a book that we actually wished for not too long ago. If you look at our review of "How to Babysit a Grandad" by Jean and Lee, you'll see that we hoped that there'd be a Grandma-based follow-up to keep Charlotte's Grandma happy - and here it is!

The great news is that it's every bit as fun, well observed and pays proper homage to grandmas just like "grandad" did.

A little girl is going for a sleepover at Grandmas, ahem... I mean a little girl is going to babysit her Grandma for the weekend and has lots of wise advice on what youngsters can do to keep an energetic and active elderly relative busy for the entire time.

Reading stories (YAY!), feeding ducks (we loved the cameo in this bit from the dynamic duo who starred in "How to Babysit a Grandad!") and dressing up are all part and parcel of keeping Grandma happy and contented. As with Grandad we also happen to know that straying from the usual strict diet is a must!

Jean and Lee have come up trumps with a brilliant book, just in the nick of time for Grandma Day as well! I have a sneaky feeling that this one will end up staying permanently at Grandma and Grandad's house, it's a great little bedtime read.

"How to Babysit a Grandma" by Jean Reagan and Lee Wildish is out today from Hodder Children's Books.

Charlotte's best bit: She loved cuddling up with Grandma and this one, a brilliant follow-up to "How to Babysit a Grandad"

Daddy's Favourite bit: Another belter from Jean and Lee, huge doses of belly laughs at the brilliant observations in this.

(Kindly sent to us for review by Hodder Children's Books)

As everyone knows, Grandads are fairly high maintenance and need a LOT of looking after. So it's a jolly good job that Charlotte is so brilliant at looking after hers. Now, armed with a whole book crammed with new tips and tricks thanks to Jean Reagan and Lee Wildish's "How To Babysit a Grandad", she'll be even more of an expert.

It is of course vitally important to assure Grandads that Mummy and Daddy WILL be back at the end of the day to pick up their little ones. (This obviously offsets any anxieties that the young tearaways might be staying for a sleepover).

Good nutrition is important too. Ice Cream and chips have their nutritional merits and can maintain good energy levels to see busy and hyperactive Grandads through a hectic day.

Role playing can add to a Grandad's nurturing environment, particularly when Grandad is dressed as Captain Hook or perhaps even a giant bunny.

This lovely book plays switch-a-roo with the child and the Grandad in such a charming and amusing style that Charlotte's face was a picture while this was being read to her. Being naturally bossy, she absolutely could not wait to try all these hints and tricks out on Grandad. As we'll be picking her up from Grandad and Grandma's house this evening, we bet Grandad will be really pleased this book dropped through the letterbox!


Charlotte's best bit: Making dens and playing pirates, and eating things you're really not supposed to eat!

Daddy's Favourite bit: A lovely bit of table-turning here in a fab and fun book. Hoping for a "How to Babysit a Grandma" very soon!

(Kindly sent to us for review by Hodder Children's Books)