Kristy's Great Idea: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club #1) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) Paperback – April 4, 2023

Good book for kids that like graphic novels.

I loved the Baby-Sitters Club books as an 8 year old, and I am so glad to see them being published as graphic novels. I purchase two copies of this- one for myself and one for my 11 year old niece. We are starting to get into graphic novels as a way to help her dyslexic brother associate words and pictures. She was really excited to see a graphic novel for girls. I should clarify that these books are not *just* for girls- but they certainly appeal to my niece more than X-Men or traditional comics. Also, I should clarify that this book is not a comic- it is a graphic novel. This means that it is a genuine novel that has been heavily illustrated. Thus, if you consider comics low-brow literature, you may still want to consider a graphic novel. Essentially, the entire original story is here, with a lot of original dialogue. The storyline is the same and the characters are the same.There are a lot of graphic novels that I do not care for, because of the illustrations. This novel was illustrated by the same woman who illustrated "Smile." The pictures and text are very clear.Some people are complaining the story lines are not appropriate for younger elementary. I think when these were published they were aimed at Middle School aged kids- since the kids in the books are all in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. I remember reading the original ones as a 9 year old, and it was my first introduction to a lot of new concepts, like divorce, deafness, and diabetes- but to be fair, these are all things I hear my elementary students at school talk to their friends about. Ann Martin has always been really good about writing about tough themes for kids in a way that makes them non-threatening.I would really recommend this novel to any girl who struggles with reading, or any girl who finds reading boring. It is a series, with #2 already published, and #3 and #4 on the way. If your girl happens to like the graphic novels, you can always try the original, non-illustrated series as well. if you have a girl that REALLY is getting into graphic novels, we also liked the Phoebe and the Unicorn series as well.

I absolutely loved this series when I was little so I bought it for my little sister who only reads graphic novels. She loved it!!!

Daughter loved book. She is collecting them. Said it was easy to read.

A number of errors in spelling. Considered not buying future books in series due to this. My daughter really likes them, but I have a hard time letting her read simple text that have simple errors. She's talked me into trying a few more.

Grandaughter loves it

I liked it very much because all the friends made their own club and that they let Stacey tell them that she has diabetes

It is so good i love reading and I love it more reading baby sitter club thanks for reading this