Claudia and Mean Janine (Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #4)

Kate

Rating: really liked it
I read this while standing in an aisle at B&N and now I want them all. The whole series. For me. My kids can borrow them if they're nice.

Prabhjot Kaur

Rating: really liked it
Claudia feels she is not smart enough as compared to her older sister, Janine. Claudia likes art and crafts and painting whilst Janine likes Maths, computer and science. Their grandmother, Mimi tries to play the buffer between them but then she has a stroke. Mimi wakes up but she has to have therapy to recover properly.

Meanwhile, summer vacation is starting and Kristy comes up with an idea for the summer holidays and how they can make extra money as well as help out the neighborhood kids with play activities. Kristy feels a little left out due to the newest member of the baby-sitters club until they spend time with each other and have fun. Also, Claudia helps out with Mimi's therapy and she makes up with her sister as well.

This was another cute graphic novel with such an amazing story about friendship and family. I loved the illustrations as usual for this series.

4.5 stars

Prabhjot Kaur

Rating: really liked it
Claudia feels she is not smart enough as compared to her older sister, Janine. Claudia likes art and crafts and painting whilst Janine likes Maths, computer and science. Their grandmother, Mimi tries to play the buffer between them but then she has a stroke. Mimi wakes up but she has to have therapy to recover properly.

Meanwhile, summer vacation is starting and Kristy comes up with an idea for the summer holidays and how they can make extra money as well as help out the neighborhood kids with play activities. Kristy feels a little left out due to the newest member of the baby-sitters club until they spend time with each other and have fun. Also, Claudia helps out with Mimi's therapy and she makes up with her sister as well.

This was another cute graphic novel with such an amazing story about friendship and family. I loved the illustrations as usual for this series.

4.5 stars

Gabrielle

Rating: really liked it
awww this last one was so heartwarming definitely my favorite in the series and one of my favorite graphic novels ever!! Everyone read this series!!

Rachel

Rating: really liked it
Another BSC club on the shelf. Back in my day, I always wanted to be the Claudia, the cool artist with multi-colored hair who hid candy in her closet. I also empathized with her the most because of her bossy older sister drama.

*If one of my sisters is reading this, I’m not talking about you. I’m talking about the other one. 😊

I forgot how many sensitive issues this series delved into, like stroke recovery. Claudia’s grandmother has a stroke and the book goes into detail about the recovery process. It’s really well done too. The books always circle back to a lesson learned but they don’t feel preachy. On to the next one!

Natalie

Rating: really liked it
So darn cute!!!! I love how each of the books have little lessons in them.

The illustrations are so perfect and they are adapted well without losing vital pieces to the story.

I always loved Mimi. She was so sweet to Claudia.

Emma

Rating: really liked it
This is *technically* not high quality literature but I was sick today, and I wanted to meet my reading goal. Plus my sister has the entire series, and this is SO cute. I finished it one sitting (of course) and I now I have an extra book towards my goal.

Amelia

Rating: really liked it
This book was an awesome book it was kind of sad and I cried but it is an awesome story and I loved it because it shows an important lesson that you should always keep inside of you. So I gave this book 5 STARS!

Kayla Charisse

Rating: really liked it
Might be my favorite of the four I’ve read so far—I lost my grandmother earlier this year and the Mimi storyline hit extremely close to home. Love these adaptations and Raina Telgemeier’s style so much.

Maya

Rating: really liked it
I loved the original first baby sitters club book, so when I got this i was very excited. When i read this, i read it in 2 hours, loving it so much. I bet you will enjoy it as much as i did.

Lily - Books by Starlight

Rating: really liked it
When I was in 6th grade, I accidentally walked out of the library without checking this book out. The scanner thing didn't beep for some reason, and I got so anxious wondering if I should walk back in there to check the book out that I just didn't because I was so scared of the scanner actually going off. Me today would've walked right back in and check it out, but ah well. The book is still sitting on the bottom shelf of the children's books section in our study. Maybe I'll just like walk back into the middle school someday and try to give it back? Eep!

Kris - My Novelesque Life

Rating: really liked it
RATING: 4 STARS
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As a kid I LOVED the Baby-Sitters Club and would often spend hours scouring the library for the next title. Honestly, I probably read the series longer than I should have (reading level-wise), but it always felt like visiting friends. While I have never wanted to be a babysitter, I loved the club idea. As a bossy creative kid this was right up my alley. The friendships in this book was something I had always wanted. This was a series I grew up with and was my favourite for a long time. Confession time, I may have had a bit of a crush on Logan.

I was working at the library and saw that this graphic novel come in while I checked material in. I was excited to see that Baby-Sitters Club was being introduced to another generation. I thumbed through the book and saw this was the same story with a few updates. While usually I am not a fan of updating original stories (as it gives us the time and place when something was first written), I was okay with this series being updated. Moving this novelized book into a graphic novel made it easier to accept new changes.

I would definitely recommend this one to those who once enjoyed reading BSC in the past. This is also great read for young girls between 9-12.

Awwww, Mimi. I love Claudia's grandmother, Mimi and also like Janine a lot. I like when we get glimpses of the Kishi family as it reminded me a bit of my own family. Like my own grandmother, Bibi. Another solid book.

Rachel A.

Rating: really liked it
I've enjoyed re-reading all the Babysitters Club books (or at least, all that are available) in graphic novel form, but this one really had the most impact. I remember reading the original Claudia and Mean Janine many years ago when the BSC was my favourite series, and it was always a book that stood out to me. It touches on so many sensitive but very relevant topics, especially sibling rivalry. I really liked how Raina Telgemeier succeeded in bringing Janine's character to life and really letting us see her struggle within the family, even when the focus of the story was on Claudia and her perspective.

I also loved how the book dealt with a very emotional topic for a younger audience. In this book, Claudia's grandmother Mimi suffers a stroke and initially loses all ability to speak or move. It is a pretty heavy topic for kids, and I remember it having a strong impact when I first read the original book as a kid. It is dealt with in a very age-appropriate way, and I like how it also tied into the Claudia-Janine conflict.

Theresa Grissom

Rating: really liked it
I really, really liked this series. I just finished all four books and the kids in my elementary library are loving these as well. The characters are relatable. Another winner from Raina Telgemeier!

Ashley Marie Emerson

Rating: really liked it
I am loving these graphic novels of The Babysitters Club! They were always a favorite of mine growing up and I love seeing the illustrations. It really brings them to life for me.