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Author
Series
Emma Dilemma volume 1
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Emma tries to help her parents understand that, although their beloved new nanny has made a few mistakes, no one can behave perfectly responsibly all the time.
Author
Series
Emma Dilemma volume 2
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Emma and her siblings plot to keep their beloved nanny Annie from going on a three-week vacation and leaving them in the care of the totally uncool, animal-hating Mrs. Potts.
Author
Series
Nanny Piggins volume 2
Pub. Date
2012.
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
DJ Funkyfoot volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
DJ Funkyfoot may have a name fit for a hip-hop star, but as a dog butler desperate to find a job, he takes a job as a nanny watching over a ShrubBaby that loves chaos.
Author
Series
Emma Dilemma volume 3
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
When Emma and her brothers and sisters want to get a kitten and another ferret, and Emma wants their nanny to be the chaperone on her soccer team trip instead of her mother, the children decide to go on strike to try to force their parents to meet their demands.
Author
Series
Emma Dilemma volume 4
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Emma O'Fallon finds herself in increasing difficulties at home and at school as her determined efforts to break up the growing attachment between Irish nanny Annie and her boyfriend Bo cause chaos on a family camping trip and Emma's relationship with her best friend Luisa seems to be going from bad to worse.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In Disney's “Mary Poppins Returns,” an all new sequel with a fresh sensibility that celebrates the spirit of the original, Mary Poppins is back to help the next generation of the Banks family find the joy and wonder missing in their lives. This novelization of the film features eight pages of full-color film stills.
Author
Series
Emma Dilemma volume 6
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Emma's happy summer of soccer camp with best friend Luisa and visits to Rooney, the beloved old horse at the nearby stables where Annie the nanny helps out, changes when she discovers that Rooney is being sold and Luisa has some unhappy news.
11) The McNifficents
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Lord Tennyson, a senior miniature Schnauzer employed as a distinguished nanny to a chaotic family of six children, has one summer to get his charges to learn to behave.
12) Monster nanny
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The Hellman children must make dowith a nanny while their mother is away at a spa. The only problem? Their nanny is a monster. Grah is hairy, dusty, and doesn't talk. When the siblings discover that other neighborhood kids have been left with similar creatures, they start to wonder where the monsters came from. With the parents away, the kids work together (between bickering) to figure out the mystery of the monsters.
13) Mary Poppins
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When the East Wind blows Mary Poppins over Cherry Tree Lane and into the lives of the Banks children, nothing is ever the same! This picture book adaptation of the original novel is full of Mary's unique brand of whimsical adventure: There's a tea party on the ceiling, a visit to the night zoo, and a trip to a mysterious shop that sells stars. Told in a lyrical text with fresh yet timeless art by Genevieve Godbout, this version of Mary Poppins is...
Author
Language
English
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 1
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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
Series
Mustache series (Alan Katz) volume 2
Pub. Date
2016.
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"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
An early reader retelling of the Walt Disney Studios film, "Mary Poppins Returns," illustrated with film stills. In this all new sequel with a fresh sensibility that celebrates the spirit of the original, Mary Poppins is back to help the next generation of the Banks family find the joy and wonder missing in their lives.
19) The sleepover
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Matt's friends plan a fun sleepover to try and cheer him up after he falls into a deep grief over the death of his nanny, but the sleepover quickly takes a turn when they realize the family's new nanny may be an actual monster.
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