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Baby-Sitters Club Books in Order

Baby-Sitters Club contains 352 books, published between 1986 and 2025: 336 in the 9 main-line series and 16 related titles. The first book is Kristy's Great Idea (1986) and the newest main-line book is The Summer Before (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
352
Published
1986–2025
Confirmed
159 of 352 titles
Pages on record
32,601 in 249 of 352 books
Reading time
543–815 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 32,601 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 249 of 352 titles with a page count on record.

See all 352 books in order Printable Baby-Sitters Club checklist

The Baby-Sitters Club listing gathers 352 books dated from 1986 to 2025. Kristy's Great Idea (1986) is the first title, with Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls (1986) and Boy-Crazy Stacey (1987) close behind. Ann M. Martin is credited on 350 books and Raina Telgemeier on 2. Karen titles such as Karen's Roller Skates (1988) and Karen's Witch (1988) also appear, and the related listings include Baby-Sitters Little Sister, Super Specials and Mysteries. Subjects include babysitters, clubs, girls, friendship, sisters and mystery stories. Karen's Ghost (2025) is the newest entry.

How many Baby-Sitters Club books are there?

Baby-Sitters Club has 352 books, released between 1986 and 2025. 336 of them belong to the 9 main-line series (Baby-Sitters Club, Baby-Sitters Little Sister, Baby-Sitters Club Mysteries and others), and 16 related titles sit outside it: graphic novels and collections.

Baby-Sitters Club Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 352 Baby-Sitters Club books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

There are 352 recorded titles, more than one list usefully holds. The 300 earliest are below; the series linked further down carry the rest, each in its own order.

  1. Cover of Kristy's Great Idea by Ann M. Martin, book 1 of the Baby-Sitters Club series (1986)
  2. Cover of Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls by Ann M. Martin, book 2 of the Baby-Sitters Club series (1986)
  3. Cover of Mary Anne Saves the Day by Raina Telgemeier, book 3 of the Baby-Sitters Club series (1987)
  4. Cover of Kristy's Big Day by Ann M. Martin, book 4 of the Baby-Sitters Club series (1987)
  5. Cover of Boy-Crazy Stacey by Ann M. Martin, book 5 of the Baby-Sitters Club series (1987)
  6. Cover of Baby-Sitters on Board! by Ann M. Martin, book 1 of the Baby-Sitters Club Super Special series (1988)
  7. Cover of Karen's Witch by Ann M. Martin, book 1 of the Baby-Sitters Little Sister series (1988)
  8. Cover of Karen's Roller Skates by Ann M. Martin, book 2 of the Baby-Sitters Little Sister series (1988)
  9. Cover of The Truth About Stacey by Ann M. Martin, book 6 of the Baby-Sitters Club series (1988)
  10. Cover of The Ghost at Dawn's House by Ann M. Martin, book 7 of the Baby-Sitters Club series (1988)
  11. Cover of Logan Likes Mary Anne! by Ann M. Martin, book 8 of the Baby-Sitters Club series (1988)
  12. Cover of Kristy and the Snobs by Ann M. Martin, book 9 of the Baby-Sitters Club series (1988)
  13. Cover of Claudia and the New Girl by Ann M. Martin, book 10 of the Baby-Sitters Club series (1988)
  14. Cover of Stacey's Mistake by Ann M. Martin, book 11 of the Baby-Sitters Club series (1988)
  15. Cover of Claudia and the Bad Joke by Ann M. Martin, book 12 of the Baby-Sitters Club series (1988)
  16. Cover of Baby-sitters' Summer Vacation by Ann M. Martin, book 2 of the Baby-Sitters Club Super Special series (1989)
  17. Cover of Baby-sitters' Winter Vacation by Ann M. Martin, book 3 of the Baby-Sitters Club Super Special series (1989)
  18. Cover of Karen's Worst Day by Ann M. Martin, book 3 of the Baby-Sitters Little Sister series (1989)
  19. Cover of Karen's Kittycat Club by Ann M. Martin, book 4 of the Baby-Sitters Little Sister series (1989)
  20. Cover of Karen's Little Sister by Ann M. Martin, book 5 of the Baby-Sitters Little Sister series (1989)
  21. Cover of Kristy and the Walking Disaster by Ann M. Martin, book 13 of the Baby-Sitters Club series (1989)
  22. Cover of Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter by Ann M. Martin, book 14 of the Baby-Sitters Club series (1989)
  23. Cover of Kristy and the Mother's Day Surprise by Ann M. Martin, book 15 of the Baby-Sitters Club series (1989)
  24. Cover of Mallory and the Trouble with Twins by Ann M. Martin, book 16 of the Baby-Sitters Club series (1989)
  1. 1
    Kristy's Great IdeaBaby-Sitters Club #11986 · 153 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986153
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  2. 2
    Claudia and the Phantom Phone CallsBaby-Sitters Club #21986 · 153 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986153
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  3. 3
    Mary Anne Saves the DayBaby-Sitters Club #31987 · confirmed 3/4
    1987–
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  4. 4
    Kristy's Big DayBaby-Sitters Club #41987 · 158 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987158
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  5. 5
    Boy-Crazy StaceyBaby-Sitters Club #51987 · 141 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987141
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  6. 6
    Baby-Sitters on Board!Baby-Sitters Club Super Special #11988 · 10 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198810
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  7. 7
    Karen's WitchBaby-Sitters Little Sister #11988 · 97 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198897
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  8. 8
    Karen's Roller SkatesBaby-Sitters Little Sister #21988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  9. 9
    The Truth About StaceyBaby-Sitters Club #61988 · confirmed 3/4
    1988–
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  10. 10
    The Ghost at Dawn's HouseBaby-Sitters Club #71988 · 148 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988148
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  11. 11
    Logan Likes Mary Anne!Baby-Sitters Club #81988 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988160
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  12. 12
    Kristy and the SnobsBaby-Sitters Club #91988 · 134 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988134
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  13. 13
    Claudia and the New GirlBaby-Sitters Club #101988 · 142 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988142
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  14. 14
    Stacey's MistakeBaby-Sitters Club #111988 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988144
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  15. 15
    Claudia and the Bad JokeBaby-Sitters Club #121988 · 141 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988141
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  16. 16
    Baby-sitters' Summer VacationBaby-Sitters Club Super Special #21989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  17. 17
    Baby-sitters' Winter VacationBaby-Sitters Club Super Special #31989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  18. 18
    Karen's Worst DayBaby-Sitters Little Sister #31989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  19. 19
    Karen's Kittycat ClubBaby-Sitters Little Sister #41989 · 102 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989102
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  20. 20
    Karen's Little SisterBaby-Sitters Little Sister #51989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  21. 21
    Kristy and the Walking DisasterBaby-Sitters Club #131989 · confirmed 3/4
    1989–
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  22. 22
    Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitterBaby-Sitters Club #141989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  23. 23
    Kristy and the Mother's Day SurpriseBaby-Sitters Club #151989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  24. 24
    Mallory and the Trouble with TwinsBaby-Sitters Club #161989 · confirmed 3/4
    1989–
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  25. 25
    Dawn on the CoastBaby-Sitters Club #171989 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989160
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  26. 26
    Mary Anne and the Search for TiggerBaby-Sitters Club #341989 · 153 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989153
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  27. 27
    Mallory and the Mystery DiaryBaby-Sitters Club #381989 · confirmed 3/4
    1989–
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  28. 28
    Babysitters' Island AdventureBaby-Sitters Club Super Special #41990 · 201 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990201
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  29. 29
    California Girls!Baby-Sitters Club Super Special #51990 · 241 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990241
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  30. 30
    Karen's BirthdayBaby-Sitters Little Sister #61990 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990112
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Do you have to read Baby-Sitters Club books in order?

You should read the 9 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 16 related titles (graphic novels and collections) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Baby-Sitters Club book also stands alone.

Where to start with Baby-Sitters Club

Start with Kristy's Great Idea (1986), the earliest published book in the 9 main-line series.

What is the newest Baby-Sitters Club book?

The Summer Before (2010) is the newest book in the 9 main-line series. The newest related title is Karen's Ghost (2025).

Is there a new Baby-Sitters Club book coming?

No next Baby-Sitters Club book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Baby-Sitters Club at a glance

No recent titles
The newest main-line Baby-Sitters Club title on record is The Summer Before (2010), 16 years ago. Related titles have appeared since.
Release pace
Baby-Sitters Club books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
32,601 pages across the 249 of 352 books with a recorded length, a median of 132 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Baby-Sitters Club books, 299 of 352, were published in the 1990s.
Attribution
Of the 352 titles, 350 are credited to Ann M. Martin and 2 to Raina Telgemeier.

What the Baby-Sitters Club books are about

334 of the 352 Baby-Sitters Club books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: babysitters is tagged on 283 of 334. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.