Media Archive

  • “In a world of Gossip Girls and vampires, The Baby-sitter's Club could provide young girls with positive role models, characters their parents would be pleased for them to emulate.”—Oprah.com
 
  •  “The books helped turn reading into ‘a group sport’ by getting readers to talk about them among their friends.”— New York Times
 
  • “The books are about the special bonds between young women and how they help one another celebrate the good times and get through the hard ones, picking up life lessons along the way.”—Refinery29
 
  • “For me and a million other American preteens of the era, this entrepreneurial spirit was a direct result of an obsession with Ann M. Martin’s The Baby-Sitters Club series.”—The Millions
 
  • “Stories about girls living independent lives and being empowered by friendship were the most thrilling stories on the shelf.”— Mic.com
 
  • “And it's no surprise members of Generation Y are enchanted by the BSC. The business-savvy, girlfriends-before-boys, diversity-embracing BSC crew spoke to the girls who became the women who surpass male peers in college graduation rates, who are finding first jobs during the ‘mancession’, who have grown up fully expecting fulfilling careers and equal partnerships.”— The Atlantic
 
  •  “Baby-sitters Club is back, in hopes of beguiling a new generation”— Washington Post
 
  • “Some signs of the snowball effect: fans of the series started their own babysitters clubs across the country, the BSC became the first children’s series to land on the USA Today bestseller list, Scholastic launched four spinoff series, and a BSC TV series and feature film were created.”— Publishers Weekly
 
  • “I have trouble remembering names of people I went to college with, but I can tell you intimate details of the Baby-sitters' lives.”—USAToday.com
 
  • Ann M. Martin, Author of The Baby-Sitters Club Books, Chats With Smitten! —Glamour.com
 
  • Q&A: Ann M. Martin, Author of The Babysitters Club—Forbes.com