Generation: Baby-Sitters Club

Generations of readers were inspired to become caregivers after reading “The Baby-Sitters Club” series. The podcast “Generation: Baby-Sitters Club” explains how these first jobs shape us – for better and for worse.

Graphic novels are becoming one of the best selling book genres in North America – but not everyone is happy about it.

Forty years ago, young readers first met Kristy, Mary Ann, Stacey and Claudia – and the fictional, coastal town of Stoneybrook, Connecticut. “The Baby-Sitters Club” series became a cultural phenomenon, selling over 200 million copies and continuing to draw in new generations.

Before it sold 200 million copies, the series by Ann M. Martin launched in August 1986 with “Kristy’s Great Idea”. It may include nods to Martin’s time teaching in Connecticut.