SCHOLASTIC TO MARK 40 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF ANN M. MARTIN'S BELOVED THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB® SERIES WITH EXCITING NEW PUBLISHING IN 2026

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NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly four decades since launching one of the most successful and beloved children's book series of all time, Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education, and media company, announced that it will release new titles to mark the 40th anniversary milestone of Ann M. Martin's iconic The Baby-sitters Club® series. On July 7, 2026, Scholastic will publish The Baby-sitters Club Fan Edition: Baby-sitter Summer, a first-of-its-kind spin-off title in which an all-star lineup of authors writes each beloved character's point of view, with series creator Ann M. Martin returning to tell Mary Anne's story. Becky Albertalli, Coe Booth, Sarah Kuhn, Peter Lerangis, Jahnna N. Malcolm, and Emma Straub join her in writing this summer to remember for Stacey, Kristy, Claudia, Dawn, Jessi, and Mallory. Navigating adolescence, friendship, and family across the map, Mary Anne and Stacey stay in Stoneybrook while the rest of The Baby-sitters Club members head out on adventures. For the first time ever, on September 15, 2026, bestselling authors and industry superstars Raina Telgemeier and Gale Galligan team up to create The Baby-sitters Club Super Special: Baby-sitters on Board!, a graphic novel adaptation of the first Baby-sitters Club Super Special novel originally published in 1988 and beloved by BSC fans around the world. In this stunning book that original fans and new readers will devour, Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, Stacey, Dawn, Mallory, and Jessi are going on the best vacation ever: a cruise to the Bahamas followed by three days at an amusement park…and, of course, lots of babysitting adventures! Ann M. Martin, creator of The Baby-sitters Club, said, "It's hard to believe it's been nearly four decades since the adventures of Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, and Stacey began, and I'm thrilled and humbled by the incredible success and enduring popularity of The Baby-sitters Club." David Levithan, Publisher and longtime editor of The Baby-sitters Club, said, "One of the joys of The Baby-sitters Club is that we now have generations of fans who think of the BSC as their own. The BSC Fan Edition is sure to be embraced by fans young and old." Cassandra Pelham Fulton, Associate Publisher for the Graphix imprint and editor of The Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adaptations,...

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