Mum has to work through the half-term holidays, so big brother JJ babysits his little sister Jasmine for the week. The siblings have fun together doing different things each day. Sometimes Jasmine is an embrassment but JJ never forgets his responsibilities. On the last day they decide to paint a mural on the garden shed. But when they're finishing, Jasmine has an accident and paint spills everywhere. Just then Mum arrives and is horrified by the mess...until she notices the mural. A warm family story.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2009 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Odette Elliott has been writing stories for as long as she can remember. Her first picture book, Under Sammy's Bed, was published in 1989 and books in this series appeared on BBC children's programmes. Odette has also written a collection of school stories and the picture book My Big Brother JJ. Odette has a multi-racial family and this is reflected in her books.