In 2006, Graphix, a division of Scholastic, released a graphic novel version of the first novel, Kristy's Great Idea. The novel is a contemporary yet faithful adaptation illustrated by Raina Telgemeier, an Eisner Awards-winning author and illustrator. The series continued with the release of The Truth About Stacey, Mary Anne Saves the Day, and concluded with Claudia and Mean Janine. Super Mysteries: These resembled the style of the Super Specials, with multiple narrators, only the plot of the novel was mainly focused on solving a mystery, with a few small subplots. The Baby-Sitters Club: Friends Forever: These novels are an extension of the original series, which focused on the original four members (Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey). They were set following the fire at Mary Anne's house, which drastically impacted the lives of The Baby-Sitters Club members, and concluded with a final Super Special detailing the older club member's graduation from Stoneybrook Middle School.

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Sally Lodge (January 7, 2010). "The Baby-Sitters Club to Reconvene". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved 2010-04-11. In Dawn and the Impossible Three when Stacey and Dawn are counting the Pike kids, Vanessa Pike, is seen reading Ghosts, written by Raina Telgemeier, who was the original illustrator of the graphic novels. This likely might make fun of the Ghosts cameo of Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, Stacey, Dawn, Karen, and David Michael. Stoneybrook is a fictional suburban town in the state of Connecticut. It is the hometown of many of the characters in both The Baby-Sitters Club series and the Baby-Sitters Little Sister series as well. The town was based on Princeton, New Jersey where Ann M. Martin was born in. https://www.today.com/popculture/baby-sitters-club-turns-30-author-ann-m-martin-answer-t101809 Ann M. Martin answers fan questionsMary Anne is the secretary of the club due to her exceptional organizational skills and neat handwriting. Her hobbies include sewing, knitting, watching classic movies, and reading. She and her best friend, Kristy, initially looked similar (but had very different personalities) until Mary Anne cut her hair and began wearing a little makeup in Mary Anne's Makeover. She also vowed never to get her ears pierced due to being traumatized by almost having her ears pierced by a fellow camper at Camp Mohawk. [8] Mary Anne and Kristy have been best friends since childhood and were neighbors until Kristy's mother married Watson Brewer and Kristy had to move to Watson's new neighborhood. Mary Anne's mother Alma died from leukemia when she was a 18 months old, and her father Richard (who is a lawyer) was very overprotective until he married Sharon Schafer and loosened up. She is very sensitive, and shy, is a good listener, and does not like being the center of attention. In Logan Likes Mary Anne! Mary Anne starts going out with Logan Bruno, and she is the first member who has a steady boyfriend. Mary Anne has a stepsister named Dawn who is 12 later 13, a stepbrother named Jeffery "Jeff" who is 9 later 10, and a gray kitten named Tigger. She has four grandparents, Verna and Bill Baker, and Rita and Pop-Pop Porter. In Mary Anne and the Secret in the Attic it is revealed that she lived with her grandparents Verna and Bill Baker before her father raised her on his own. Mary Anne is played by Meghan Lahey in the HBO series, Malia Baker in the Netflix series, and Rachael Leigh Cook in the film adaptation. The town is near Stamford, Connecticut. Several adults in the town commute to Stamford and Jessi Ramsey takes her ballet classes there. Mysteries: These resemble the style of the regular novels (single narrator), only the plot of the novel mainly focuses on solving a mystery, with a small subplot. This is a spin-off series that stars Karen, Kristy’s younger sister, and her friends. These are also based on novels of the same name.

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As a kid I LOVED the Baby-Sitters Club and would often spend hours scouring the library for the next title. Honestly, I probably read the series longer than I should have (reading level-wise), but it always felt like visiting friends. While I have never wanted to be a babysitter, I loved the club idea. As a bossy creative kid this was right up my alley. The friendships in this book was something I had always wanted. This was a series I grew up with and was my favourite for a long time. Confession time, I may have had a bit of a crush on Logan. Abby was supposed to be called Lucy Ricardo after Ann M. Martin's favorite show I Love Lucy and Anna was called Ethel after Lucy's best friend. But the name the twins contest was made to guess the twin's names and Abby and Anna Stevenson were chosen by Martin and her editors. Abby and Anna Stevenson were made up by Sara Ruth Bell of Missouri who was the winner of the contest. Appearance: White, curly dirty blonde hair with bangs sometimes refers to dark blonde, brown, or brown with blonde highlights, blue eyes, average height, average build, sports clothesThe Babysitters Club characters now also star in their own Netflix show, with all the drama and humour of the original stories. It was revealed that Ann M. Martin based the character of Mary Anne on herself. [9] [10] Anastasia Elizabeth "Stacey or Stace" McGill [ edit ] a b The Baby-Sitters Club: Songs For My Best Friends (CD). Various. Hook Monster Records. 1994. STA 9402-2. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) My favorite part of the novel is when Mary Anne, Alex, Stacy, and Toby all go on a double date. This is my favorite part because I think it is romantic that they found someone they like other than the kids they are babysitting. In the novel, it states, “Hey, Stacy? I got you something.” This indicates that he wants her to remember him because they might not ever see each other again. In the novel, it states, “Hey! You guys look great.” This indicates romance because he is complementing on how they look and making them feel good about themselves.

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Later in 2015, after the popularity of some of Telgemeier's other books, the first four graphic novels were re-released in full color by Barden Lamb. Because they continued to be popular, more are being produced with new authors and illustrators: Gale Galligan for graphic novels #5-8, Gabriela Epstein and Chan Chau alternating for graphic novels #9-12, and new artists for various books announced afterwards. This article is about the novel series. For the 1990 TV series, see The Baby-Sitters Club (1990 TV series). For the 2020 TV series, see The Baby-Sitters Club (2020 TV series). For the 1995 film, see The Baby-Sitters Club (film). Official logo for both the novel and TV series. Since its publication the series has been adapted into other forms of media. Two TV series were made, the first ran on HBO in 1990 and a reboot by Netflix ran between 2020 and 2021. A theatrical film also premiered in 1995. Readers' Requests: These were special novels featuring associate members Logan Bruno and Shannon Kilbourne, and their personal lives away from the Baby-Sitters Club. According to the illustration of Vanessa reading Ghosts, if you read the actual book, on the still where Catrina "Cat" (the protagonist) goes to the fountain at the Day of the Dead party, you can see Kristy, Mary Anne, Stacey, Dawn, Claudia, Karen, and David Michael in the crowd.

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The book mainly takes place at the New Jersey Shore called Sea City. The reason I say that is because Stacy and Mary Anne are babysitting the Pikes on their annual beach vacation. Stacy and Mary Anne bring the kids to the beach almost everyday because thats what they love even though they could get sunburn-like Mary Anne. If they don’t go to the beach then they go on the boardwalk. It also shows that it’s at the beach because Stacy is talking to a lifeguard that is looking over the ocean to see if he needs to go save someone or something. Lastly, since it is a graphic novel it shows you pictures of the beautiful beach settings. Covering heavy topics such as divorce and the death of a parent along with more everyday moments when a girl feels like she doesn’t fit in, this series captures the spirit of being a tween with heart and humor, with strong friendships at the center of it all. Will every Baby-Sitters Club novel be adapted? On April 30, 2019, it was announced that there are plans for a series of Baby-Sitters Little Sister graphic novels illustrated by Katy Farina and colored by Braden Lamb. The first graphic novel, Karen's Witch, was released on December 26, 2019. This was followed by Karen's Roller Skates which was released on July 7, 2020, Karen's Worst Day which was released on December 29, 2020. Karen's Kittycat Club was released on July 20, 2021, Karen's School Picture was released on February 1, 2022, Karen's Birthday was released on January 3, 2023, Karen's Haircut was released on July 4, 2023. [30] I actually read Boy-Crazy Stacey, BSC #8, because I've been listening to the Babysitters Club Club podcast and that book was perfectly fine, but this graphic novel winnows the chaff from Boy Crazy Stacey into a more focused, and more realistic, drama about beaches, boys and babysitting. Stacey and the rest of the baby-sitters club is on summer vacation and they are all doing different things. The Pikes have hired Stacey and Mary Anne to watch their eight kids on their summer vacation to Sea city in new Jersey. It is a paid holiday for them and of course they agree.

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This was another cute story with gorgeous illustrations. Now all I wanna do is go for a vacation at the fictional town of Sea city in New Jersey. The Babysitters Club graphic novels are bringing the Babysitters' Club to a new generation! With brilliant full-colour comic strip illustrations, these stories about a gang of best friends are perfect for readers 12+. The series is illustrated by a range of popular graphic novel artists, including Raina Telgemeier and Gale Gallighan.

The Kids in Ms. Colman's Class series was a spin-off of the Baby-Sitters Little Sister series and covered Karen Brewer's second grade classmates at Stoneybrook Academy, and their adventures in Ms. Colman's classroom. Twelve novels were published. The series ran from 1995 to 1998. The titles are Teacher's Pet, Author Day, Class Play, Second Grade Baby, The Snow War, Twin Trouble, Science Fair, Summer School, Halloween Parade, Holiday Time, Spelling Bee, and Baby Animal Zoo. So I finally got to this graphic novel version of the original book and there are multiple changes they made to this. While the overall plot is the same, numerous dialogues were either cut out or reduced greatly, which greatly helps in reading through at a faster pace. In doing so, they changed some of the wording a bit, possibly to give it a more "modern" update, along with the appearance of the girls as they wore clothing that resembles 2010s attire than 80s-styled. What I found to be a minor annoyance was that Scott was changed from a 17 year-old blonde lifeguard to a 15 year-old tanned brunette. Not sure if it's because a 13 year-old crushing on a 17 would sit uneasy today, but the way he's draw still makes him look older than 15. Additionally, conversations between Scott and Stacey were cut even more, so it didn't have the same impact as the original of a crush. https://ew.com/article/2010/04/02/a-night-with-the-creator-of-the-baby-sitters-club-ann-m-martin/ "A night with the creator of The Baby-Sitters Club, Ann M. Martin Stacey had diabetes because Ann M. Martin had two friends that had it. Martin also lives in New York, but upscale New York. Martin, Ann M. (2 February 2021). Claudia and the New Girl (The Baby-sitters Club Graphic Novel #9). Scholastic Inc. ISBN 9781338304596– via Google Books.