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Apr 28, 2015 · A graphic novel adapted and illustrated by Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile! Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey are best friends and founding members of The Baby-sitters Club.
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- Pop Culture and Real-Life References
- Continuity and Inconsistencies
- Differences in The Reprints
- Ann M. Martin's Dear Reader Letter
- Trivia
Kristy thinks the Baby-sitters Club is a great idea. She and her friends Claudia, Stacey, and Mary Anne all love taking care of kids. A club will give them the chance to have lots of fun — and make tons of money. But nobody counted on crank calls, uncontrollable two-year-olds, wild pets, and parents who don't always tell the truth. And then there's...
The Baby-Sitters Club began when it was a very hot Tuesday afternoon in Stoneybrook Middle School, but when the bell rang, Kristy Thomas stood up and shouted, “Hooray!” She was glad that school was over so she could have AC. However, Kristy’s social studies teacher, Mr. Redmont told Kristy she had to write a 100-word essay on the importance of deco...
Kristy's divorced mother, Elizabeth Thomas, has been dating a new, rich guy, Watson Brewer, and Kristy is feeling cautious about him. He seems like a good father, but Kristy's real father, Patrick Thomas, walked out on the family when Kristy was six years old, leaving Elizabeth to look after four kids on her own, including a newborn baby (David Mic...
Kristy's Family 1. Elizabeth Thomas 2. Charlie Thomas 3. Sam Thomas 4. David Michael Thomas Extended Family 1. Robin(mentioned) BSC Members 1. Mary Anne Spier 2. Claudia Kishi 3. Stacey McGill Kids 1. Jamie Newton 2. Claire and Margo Pike 3. Buffy and Pinky McKeever 4. Rosie, Brenda, and Rob Feldman 5. Karen and Andrew Brewer 6. Charlotte Johanssen...
Thomas HouseNewton HouseKishi HouseChapter 3, Jamie Newton has G.I. Joe figures and watches Sesame Streetwith David Michael.Kristy assumes that Karen owns Rainbow Brite dolls. The 2020 reprint changes it to My Little Pony since Rainbow Brite was made in the 1980s and hasn't been used much.Claudia reads the Tale of Peter Rabbit and Where the Wild Things Are to the Feldmans and Jamie.Watson thinks Boo-Boo could be in the Guinness Book of World Records for how fat he is.Karen is said to have brown eyes on page 122, when she's later described in every following book with blue eyes.On page 124 Elizabeth is called Edie, but she was called Elizabeth in Kristy's Big Day. Edie could maybe be a placeholder name.The 1995 cover shows Kristy wearing jeans, sneakers, turtleneck, and baseball cap, in the 1986 cover, Kristy is wearing a blue jumper over a pink long-sleeved blouse, and a white headband. In 1995...Rainbow Brite. The 2020 reprint changes it to My Little Pony since Rainbow Brite was made in the 1980s and hasn't been used much.Kristy says "Hooray" instead of "Hurray".In the 1986 version of the book, it's said that Kristy and Mary Anne were wearing blouses, skirts and saddle shoes when meeting Stacey. In the 1995 reprint, it's said that Kristy wore jeans and sne...Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, and Stacey's handwriting is different in the 2020 reprint.Dear Reader, Now that you’ve read Kristy’s Great Idea, I thought you might like to know a little bit about how this story and the Baby-sitters Club came to be. In 1985, I had just left my job and started to write books for kids full-time. That was when my editor suggested that I write a four-book miniseries entitled “The Baby-sitters Club.” I had t...
On the 1995 cover of this book, there is the first Nancy Drew book, Secret of the Old Clockon the floor of Claudia's bedroom. This is also acknowledged on the copyright page.This book had an original print run of 30,000 in 1986. By comparison, later books had a first printing of 250,000.The graphic novelfor this book was published in black-and-white in 2006 and in color in 2015.On the dedication page it says "This book is for Beth McKeever Perkins, my old baby-sitting buddy. With love (and years of memories).Apr 1, 2010 · Kristy’s Great Idea is where it all begins. Kristy Thomas has entered into seventh grade with her childhood friends, Mary Anne Spier and Claudia Kishi. Despite having a rocky summer vacation, the friends are trying desperately to keep their friendship from drifting away.
- 1986
- Ann M. Martin
Aug 1, 1986 · Kristy’s Great Idea is book #1, and about Krsity Thomas’ idea of forming a Baby-Sitters Union…only they call it a “club.” They come together for pointless meetings, vote on matters, and collectively bargain for prices and advertising space.
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Apr 1, 2006 · Kristy's Great Idea: A Graphic Novel. Raina Telgemeier (Illustrator), Ann M. Martin. 4.15. 85,606 ratings1,818 reviews. In this new graphic novel edition of the very first Baby-Sitters Club book, Raina Telgemeier captures all the drama of the original in warm, spunky illustrations.
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Apr 4, 2023 · A graphic novel adapted and illustrated by Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile! Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey are best friends and founding members of The Baby-sitters Club.
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