Bryn, Freya & I wrote this review for the Guardian Family Review

A little girl & boy are less than impressed when they find out they are getting a babysitter, the titular Aunt Amelia. They begin the story in a ‘bad mood’ but by the end they are all smiles. The parents leave Aunt Amelia with a long list of instructions,lucky for them she’s a firm believer that rules are made to be broken leading to a fantastically fun time.

Bryn, feeling uncomfortable at all the rule breaking, described it as “too naughty”. Freya on the other hand giggled her way through the story, approving of such behaviour. Bryn and Freya’s reactions accurately reflect their different characters! For me, Aunt Amelia was the type of aunt I always wanted to be.

Freya and I have read this book many times and she gleefully uses the pictures to tell me the instructions which aren’t being followed. This is a book about the joys of being a child & the pure fun to be found in abandoning the rules