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Author
Series
Emmy and the rat series volume 3
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ten-year-old Emmy and her rodent friends must fend off the evil former nanny, Miss Barmy, as they search for Ratty's missing mother.
Author
Series
Emmy and the rat series volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ten-year-old Emmy wants to be an ordinary girl, but the evil nanny Miss Barmy, now a rat, has trapped five of her former charges and when she uses them to steal jewels belonging to Emmy's parents, it is up to Emmy, Joe, and their rodent friends to stop her.
Author
Series
Nanny Piggins volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Mr. Green, a stingy widower with three children he cannot be bothered with, decides to find a nanny for his children, he winds up hiring a glamorous ex-circus pig who knows nothing about children but a lot about chocolate.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Minerva Von Vyle has had fifty-two nannies in fifty-two weeks due to her terrible behavior, but when nanny number fifty-three offers to crown her the "Unruly Queen, " Minerva begins to have some doubts.
8) Jane
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
373 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In this contemporary retelling of "Jane Eyre, " an orphaned nanny becomes entranced with her magnetic and brooding employer, a rock star with a torturous secret from his past.
9) Nanny X
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vi, 106 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Alison and eight-year-old Jake discover that their nanny is working undercover to catch criminals.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Stanley Darrow isn't sure what to expect when the mysterious Mr. Gedrick appears on his doorstep. He is certain, however, that his family could use Mr. Gedrick's help: Their lives and their house have been a mess since Stanley's dad died. The strange new nanny quickly helps them transform their cluttered home into a sparkling and spotless version of its former self, but it's going to take more than a clean house to help the Darrow family learn to...
Author
Series
Nanny Piggins volume 2
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
294 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Mr. Green announces his diabolical plan to remarry, his children are horrified at the thought of losing their beloved Nanny Piggins.
Author
Series
Mary Poppins series volume 3
Language
English
Description
Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family in a rocket and involves the Banks children in more magical adventures including those with Peppermint Horses, the Marble Boy, and the Cat that Looked at the King.
13) Hatching magic
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
242 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When a thirteenth-century wizard confronts twenty-first century Boston while seeking his pet dragon, he is followed by a rival wizard and a very unhappy demon, but eleven-year-old Theodora Oglethorpe may hold the secret to setting everything right.
Author
Series
Mustache volume 2
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
214 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Martin 'Murray Poopins' Healey left the Wohlfardt household, all the responsible habits, good manners, and study skills that twins David and Nathan had developed under his less-than-watchful eye went out the window, until Myron, who claims to be Martin's twin, arrives"--
15) The sleepover
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When the Russo family returns home from vacation to discover their nanny, Ruby, has unexpectedly passed away, Matthew takes the news the hardest. After weeks of reeling, his three best friends decide to cheer him up with a night of junk food, prank calls, and scary movies. But their plans for a sleepover are jeopardized when Matt's single mother -- unable to take any more time off of work -- is forced to hire a new nanny on the fly to watch over...
16) Monster nanny
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
[English edition].
Physical Desc
298 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When their mother wins a trip while their father is away, Halley, Koby, and Mimi's lives are turned upside-down by a hairy, smelly, half-troll nanny.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A girl longs for her mother's attention. But Mummy is always busy helping everyone else and their children! Day by day, the narrator recalls what it was like growing up with her mother, who was a nanny, as well as a friend, baker, maker, teacher, cleaner and more. As the youngest in her family, the girl stayed home and helped amuse the children her mother looked after. She went along on trips to the Caribbean greengrocer in their Brooklyn neighborhood,...
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