'I'm Sadie and I'm nearly nine. Mum's a childminder, but she doesn't have to mind me. I can mind myself, easy-peasy. Lucky for Mum, because now she's got the flu, so I've got to mind her - and help with all the babies!'

A hilarious, entertaining and lively account, told throughout in Sadie's own words, of one chaotic week in the life of a young girl whose mother is a childminder.