"Claudia has always been the most creative kid in her class... until Ashley Wyeth comes along. Ashley's really different: she wears hippie clothes, has multiple earrings, and she's the most fantastic artist Claudia has ever met. Ashley says Claudia is a great artist, too, but thinks she's wasting her artistic talent with The Baby-sitters Club. When Claudia starts spending more time with Ashley and missing BSC meetings, it becomes clear that Claudia...

"Babysitting is one of the most popular part-time jobs for teens, but caring for kids is no easy feat. Offering useful tips on everything from navigating naptime to negotiating pay rates, this funny, no-nonsense guide covers all the basics any babysitting hopeful needs to know and much more. This revised edition includes updated ideas for finding jobs, keeping kids―and yourself―safe, and handling behavioral challenges. Learn what to expect from...

LEVEL 3-4 BEGINNING READER. Amelia Bedelia has her hands full when she takes care of Mrs.Lane's baby. The literal-minded housekeeper mixes things up, but she also wins the heart of her newest fan.

Offers practical advice for babysitters, covering such basic topics as feeding, crying, keeping children amused, first aid, and bedtime.

Meet Long John McRon Ship's Cook. A most unlikely babysitter... Long John McRon and his wild crew are about to transform a perfectly ordinary evening into a riotous adventure beneath a pirate moon--with the help of a very unusual recipe. Pirate stew! Pirate stew! Pirate stew for me and you!

When their over-the-top ideas expand their amazing treehouse to include a giant submarine sandwich shop and a human pinball machine, Andy and Terry find themselves babysitting Mr. Big Nose's three troublesome grandkids.

Offers practical advice for babysitters, covering such basic topics as feeding, crying, keeping children amused, first aid, and bedtime.

"Eva offers to babysit for little brother Baby Mo so her parents can go sky-dancing competition, and she enlists a couple of her friends to help--unfortunately Mo proves to be a handful, eating too much candy, making a big mess, and throwing a tantrum, and she and her friends have to clean up fast before her parents get home." --

Kristy's mom is getting married, and Kristy is going to be a bridesmaid! The only problem? Fourteen kids are coming to town for the wedding!

Already frustrated about having to babysit her younger brother, Emma is disgusted when she learns she will have to sit with him on the bus when they go to summer day camp and deal with his susceptibility to motion sickness.