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4-6
Baby-Sitters Club series.
Illustrated by
Gale Galligan.
Color by Braden Lamb. The club's latest babysitting job involves supervising the fourteen children of the family and friends helping to prepare for Kristy's mom's wedding. Kristy's convincingly confused feelings about her new stepfamily provide a through-line in this funny, somewhat episodic story. Galligan's graphic-novel adaptation of the 1987 novel shows the cheerful chaos and makes smart use of the girls' penchant for relating babysitting experiences via a shared notebook.
(3)
4-6
Baby-Sitters Club series.
Illustrated by
Gale Galligan.
Color by Braden Lamb. Galligan takes over this series of graphic-novel adaptations with the tale of new member Dawn's difficulties with a sitting client's family situation--and with BSC president Kristy's resentments. Though Galligan's drawing style, with its wide-eyed depictions of Martin's sympathetic characters, is distinct from that of previous illustrator Raina Telgemeier, she maintains the series' accessibility.
170 pp.
| Scholastic/Graphix
| February, 2016
|
TradeISBN 978-0-545-88623-9$24.99
|
PaperISBN 978-0-545-88622-2$10.99 New ed. (2008)
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4-6
Baby-Sitters Club series.
Illustrated by
Raina Telgemeier.
Color by Braden Lamb. The full-color graphic-novel adaptation of Martin's classic series continues. Volume four focuses on artistic daydreamer Claudia, whose frustration with "perfect" big sis Janine is exacerbated when their beloved grandmother has a stroke. Meanwhile, the entrepreneurial friends struggle with their latest venture: a playgroup. Telgemeier's art complements and updates the classic series, ably delineating the nuances of family relationships and friendships alongside babysitting hijinks.
142 pp.
| Scholastic/Graphix
| August, 2015
|
TradeISBN 978-0-545-81388-4$24.99
|
PaperISBN 978-0-545-81389-1$10.99 New ed. (2006)
(3)
4-6
Baby-Sitters Club series.
Illustrated by
Raina Telgemeier.
Color by Braden Lamb. Telgemeier's graphic-novel adaptations of the popular series, which follows the evolving friendship of four middle-school students who create a baby-sitting service, are published in full color. No-frills dialogue and dynamic panel illustrations skillfully convey sympathetic characters and an array of well-realized conflicts. Review covers the following Baby-Sitters Club titles: Kristy's Great Idea, Mary Anne Saves the Day, and The Truth About Stacey.
180 pp.
| Scholastic/Graphix
| April, 2015
|
TradeISBN 978-0-545-81386-0$24.99
|
PaperISBN 978-0-545-81387-7$10.99 New ed. (2006)
(3)
4-6
Baby-Sitters Club series.
Illustrated by
Raina Telgemeier.
Color by Braden Lamb. Telgemeier's graphic-novel adaptations of the popular series, which follows the evolving friendship of four middle-school students who create a baby-sitting service, are published in full color. No-frills dialogue and dynamic panel illustrations skillfully convey sympathetic characters and an array of well-realized conflicts. Review covers the following Baby-Sitters Club titles: Kristy's Great Idea, Mary Anne Saves the Day, and The Truth About Stacey.
154 pp.
| Scholastic/Graphix
| November, 2015
|
TradeISBN 978-0-545-88617-8$24.99
|
PaperISBN 978-0-545-88621-5$10.99 New ed. (2007)
(3)
4-6
Baby-Sitters Club series.
Illustrated by
Raina Telgemeier.
Color by Braden Lamb. Telgemeier's graphic-novel adaptations of the popular series, which follows the evolving friendship of four middle-school students who create a baby-sitting service, are published in full color. No-frills dialogue and dynamic panel illustrations skillfully convey sympathetic characters and an array of well-realized conflicts. Review covers the following Baby-Sitters Club titles: Kristy's Great Idea, Mary Anne Saves the Day, and The Truth About Stacey.
215 pp.
| Scholastic
| April, 2010
|
TradeISBN 978-0-545-16093-3$16.99
(4)
4-6
Baby-sitters Club series.
A prequel to the long-running series, this book follows Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey before they create their well-known club. Pre-teens unfamiliar with the series will be drawn in to the entertaining, if predictable, tale of friends trying to grow up but not apart. Longtime fans will enjoy this glimpse at favorite characters' origins.