BAXTER'S FIRST BABYSITTER

Staying with someone new is a big first — even for a dog. In Baxters First Babysitter, Baxters family is going out for the evening, and a sitter he barely knows will be in charge. Baxter wonders about everything: Will she know his routine? What if he misses his people? What happens at bedtime? As the evening unfolds, he learns how the night works — the games, the dinner, the familiar routines that still happen even when a new person is leading them — and that his family comes home, just like they said they would.

Read this cozy story together before a childs first night with a babysitter, a grandparent sleepover, or any evening with a new caregiver. Watching Baxter settle in first gives children words for the wobbly parts and a picture of how the night goes, start to finish. The book ends with "Baxter Wants to Know" discussion questions that help families talk about routines, goodbyes, and the grown-ups children can count on.