The original four–book series grew and grew, until a new title was being published every month, and then the Baby–sitters Little Sister series featuring Karen, Kristy's young stepsister, was launched. The Baby–sitters Club books were immediately popular with young readers, and Scholastic signed up more titles. The girls are very different from one another but get along well, work together well, and ultimately become close friends despite their differences.
Mary Anne resembles me as a child – quiet, conscientious, and quite shy. I based Kristy, who has lots of energy and big ideas, on my childhood best friend Beth. Claudia and Stacey were a little more sophisticated for their age than Kristy and Mary Anne (think fashion and boys). Jean left it up to me to create the characters and the storylines, and that's how the Baby–sitters Club series began.Įach of the books would feature one of the four original members of the BSC – Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey – so I thought a lot about who I wanted these girls to be. When I was growing up in Princeton, New Jersey, my best friend Beth and I loved to baby–sit and loved to start neighborhood clubs. I was grateful for every assignment that came my way, but the most important and tantalizing project came from my then–editor at Scholastic, Jean Feiwel, who asked me to write a four–book series about girls who baby–sit. I wrote movie tie–in storybooks, created text for the inside flaps and back covers for new books, and continued to do some editing. To support myself and my writing, I accepted all kinds of freelance work. Hi, readers! Over thirty years ago, I made the exciting (and somewhat scary!) decision to quit my job as a children's book editor and become a full–time author. The BSC New York City Getaway SweepstakesĬelebrating 30 Years of the Baby–sitters Club MartinĬelebrating Twenty Years of The Lisa LibrariesĪn Interview With Ann and Her Friend Paula Danziger! Celebrating 30 Years of the Baby-sitters ClubĪn Interview With My Father, Cartoonist Henry MartinĪ Q & A with David Levithan and Ann M.
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