Connecticut Public has a new podcast: "Generation: Baby-Sitter’s Club."
It explores the beloved middle-grade series by Ann M. Martin, about four friends who start their own babysitting business.
Since its debut in the 1980s, The Baby-Sitter’s Club has grown into a publishing phenomenon, inspiring spinoffs, TV adaptations and a hugely popular series of graphic novels.
This hour, we explore how the series has evolved for new generations of readers, and why graphic novels are having such a moment.
We’ll talk with a children’s librarian and a graphic novelist about how these books are made, why young readers love them, and what they can teach us.
Guests:
- Daniela Doncel: Connecticut Public's Latino Communities Reporter and host of the podcast, "Generation: Baby-Sitter's Club"
- Kym Powe: Children and Young Adult Consultant, Connecticut State Library
- Maria Scrivan: Connecticut-based NYTimes best-selling author and cartoonist, author of the "Nat Enough" series
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