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The Mum-Minder [Kindle Edition]

Jacqueline Wilson (Author), Nick Sharratt (Illustrator)
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Sophie Aldred reads Jacqueline Wilson's The Mum-Minder in this unabridged single cassette pack.

"I'm Sadie and I'm nearly nine. Mum's a childminder, but she doesn't have to mind me. I can mind myself, easy-peasy." But when Sadie's mum goes down with flu Sadie finds herself spending her half-term holiday not only looking after her mum but helping to mind the babies too. There's three-year-old Gemma, two-year-old Vincent, baby Clive and Sadie's own baby sister, Sara. But, "us girls have got to stick together", so with Sadie's help all the mums take a turn. On Wednesday Gemma's mum takes them to her police station, on Thursday they go to an office and on Friday they go to Clive's mum's chocolate shop. This hilarious and heart-warming story first published in 1993 by the award-winning author of The Suitcase Kid and The Story of Tracy Beaker is sure to go down well with all 7-11 year olds and, as with all Jacqueline Wilson's stories, it is particularly good for enticing and entertaining the more reluctant reader.

Running time is 55 minutes. --Tamsin Palmer

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"I'm Sadie and I'm nearly nine. Mum's a childminder, but she doesn't have to mind me. I can mind myself, easy-peasy." But when Sadie's mum goes down with flu Sadie finds herself spending her half-term holiday not only looking after her mum but helping to mind the babies too. There's three-year-old Gemma, two-year-old Vincent, baby Clive and Sadie's own baby sister, Sara too. But, "us girls have got to stick together", so with Sadie's help all the mums take a turn. On Wednesday Gemma's mum takes them to her police station, on Thursday they go to an office and on Friday they go to Clive's mum's chocolate shop! This hilarious and heart-warming story first published in 1993 by the award-winning author of The Suitcase Kid and The Story of Tracy Beaker is sure to go down well with all 7-11-year-olds and, as with all Jacqueline Wilson's stories, it is particularly good for enticing and entertaining the more reluctant reader. --Tamsin Palmer
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
Mum Minder

What was the book about?
The book is about a young girl called Sadie. She is nine years old and her mum is a childminder. Sadie’s mum gets the flu one day and isn’t able to mind the children. So the parents of the children call a meeting at Sadie’s house and decide who and when is which mum going to look after all the babies for one day. The children go on all sorts of adventures together and have lots of fun

What made you chose this book in particular?
I chose this book out of many others because I have read other Jacqueline Wilson books before and really enjoyed reading them! I think that all of her books have all been really hilarious, entertaining and lively.

Would you recommend this book to anyone?
Yes, I would recommend this book to all of my friends and family, if I was to give ‘The Mum Minder’ a mark out of ten then I would give it 10/10.

What was your favourite part of the story?
My favourite part of the story was when Gemma’s mum took all the children down to the Police Station and they all got to drive round in the Inspectors police car.

Who was your favourite character?
My favourite character was Sadie because she was kind and loving to her mum when she made her breakfast in bed. She is very well behaved in front of all the other mums and dads unlike some characters in the story I know.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
The Mum-Minder is a brilliant novel for budding writers as it shows that good stories don't just have to be about really extravagant things. The Mum-Minder is about a nine year old called Sadie and her mum who is a child-minder. Her mum comes down with the flu, so Sadie tries to take over. Sadie is only nine so she can't look after her, so the parents that she childminds for decided to take it in turns to take them to their work.They end up going from offices to chocolate shops. It's a brilliant novel that eveyone should read.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Harriet's review 10 Nov 2010
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Format:Paperback
The mum minder is very good and humorous.
I liked the fact that the book was written in a diary format.
Sadie's mum was unfortunately very sick and Sadie had to step in and take over her job as a child-minder.
My favourite part is when Sadie gets to go to the chocolate shop with all the children.
I would recommend this book for all Jacqueline Wilson fans.
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totally incredible
i found this book realy ecxiting and when you start reading it you cant put it down. i read this in five days and i bet you would love it as soon as you start reading it. Read more
Published 29 days ago by Jayne Meredith
The Mum-Minder
The Mum Minder

I really enjoyed the book The Mum Minder even if it was a very short story. I think this book is suitable for 7 year olds and over.
Published 14 months ago by Book Worm
A young yet avid reader`s thoughts
Why? What makes this book so special? Nothing. It`s just the same as any other Jackie book. So why get this one??? I would be grateful if ayone supplied the answer.
Published 15 months ago
an good read
i really liked this book it is about a mum who catches the flu and this mum is a child minder but when she gets ill sadie has to look after the little kids with the help of there... Read more
Published 17 months ago by terry beer
A good book!
I think this is a very good book, I would recommend it to anyone. It was exciting! It`s about a girl called Sadie who`s mum's a child minder but she`s got the flu, so Sadie and the... Read more
Published 21 months ago
Parent quiet time!!!
Purchased for 10 year old daughter. She loved it!!! recommend it for anyone around same age.
Published on 9 Jan 2010 by Gordon D'ante
lovely books
Nice little book, my niece felt the need to quote the funny bits to me so she obviously enjoyed it. Quite a thin book but expected this as the price was low.
Published on 19 Aug 2009 by Mrs. R. D. Ayres
Mum minder
I thought this book was enjoyable and easy to read although it wasn't my favourite written by Jacqueline Wilson.
Published on 5 Aug 2009
An excellent book !!!! Reviewed by young reader (age 8)
The Mum Minder is about mum who wanted to work as a child minder. She thought it looked easy but when she tried it, she couldn't get all the children to stop drawing on the... Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2005 by Mrs Alison Hall
Mum Minder Sadie to the rescue!
Sadie’s nearly nine and her Mum is a Childminder, looking after Gemma, Vincent, Clive and Sadie’s sister, Sara. Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2005 by "hafsacandyfloss"
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