Jerome the Babysitter Author:Eileen Christelow Jerome the alligator gets his first babysitting job--caring for the 12 wild children of Mrs. Gatorman. Will Jerome be up to the job? — Jerome is broke. His sister, Winifred, tells him to get a babysitting job, but employment opportunities are few for a young alligator. When Mrs. Gatorman, mother of a particularly difficult bunch of children, call... more »s for a sitter, Winifred "allows" Jerome to take the job. He finds 12 active charges who proceed to create havoc for Jerome. They offer him a piece of candy from a box filled with frogs; give him a chair with no seat; fill the bathroom with soap bubbles; lure him out on to the roof of their house and remove the ladder. A passing policeman gets Jerome down, almost arresting him as a burglar, and Jerome gets his revenge on his charges.« less