Kirkus Reviews said of this book, "A cozy comic mystery ... Jennifer and Malcolm are so daring and clever that the rescue... is suspenseful as well as funny. A pleasantly thrilling escapade." Jennifer-the-Jerk Is Missing was featured on Bill Thompson's Associated Press radio show and chosen as a selection for the Florida State Sunshine Young Readers List.

Use this book as a springboard to:

• Create a baby-sitting guide.

  
  

• Investigate publicized kidnappings (such as the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh's infant son).

  
  

• Research the number of incidents of noncustodial parental kidnappings and nonparental kidnappings in the United States and discuss measures that could be taken to prevent both types of kidnapping.

  
  

• Read other books with a "baby-sitting" theme such as Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job by Willo Davis Roberts.