• 2016 Letters
  1. 09/16
     Celebrating 30 Years of the Baby-sitters Club
  2. 06/16
     Celebrating Teachers
  3. 04/16
     Checking in With Ann
  4. 02/16
     The Lisa Libraries
• 2015 Letters
  1. 12/15
     Hobbies and Holidays
  2. 10/15
     The Story of The Baby-sitters Club
  3. 8/15
     Birthday Thoughts
  4. 6/15
     Summer Reading Fun
  5. 5/15
     Kristy’s Great Idea – The Graphic Novel
  6. 3/15
     Home is the Place
• 2014 Letters
  1. 12/14
     My Year in Review
  2. 10/14
     Meeting My Readers
  3. 08/14
     Childhood Summer Fun
  4. 06/14
     Ann M. Martin Library at Smith College
  5. 04/14
     Best Kept Secret
  6. 02/14
     An Interview With My Father, Cartoonist Henry Martin
• 2013 Letters
  1. 12/13
     My Dog, Sadie
  2. 10/13
     The Long Way Home
  3. 8/13
     Meet Simon
  4. 6/13
     Better to Wish — Family Tree, Book 1
  5. 4/13
     Revisiting Main Street in an eBook
  6. 2/13
     #BSCMeeting Twitter Party
• 2012 Letters
  1. 12/12
     There For You Then, There For You Now
  2. 11/12
     A Q & A with David Levithan and Ann M. Martin
  3. 9/12
     “Reading” an Audio Book!
  4. 7/12
     College Days
  5. 5/12
     Back to My Roots
  6. 3/12
     Behind the Scenes: The Making of a Book
  7. 1/12
     Volunteering and Animal Rescue
• 2011 Letters
  1. 11/11
     What You Wish For
  2. 9/11
     Hurricane Irene
  3. 7/11
     Martin Family Reunion
  4. 5/11
     Celebrating Main Street!
  5. 2/11
     Ann's Recommended Reading List
• 2010 Letters
  1. 12/10
     Celebrating Twenty Years of The Lisa Libraries
  2. 08/10
     Introducing Oliver!
  3. 06/10
     BSC Tour: Planes, Trains, and Telephones
  4. 04/10
     The Summer Before
  5. 02/10
     I'm on Facebook!
• 2009 Letters
  1. 11/09
     Let the Holidays Begin
  2. 09/09
     How I Spent My Summer Staycation
  3. 08/09
     Everything for a Dog
  4. 06/09
     My Summer Staycation
  5. 04/09
     Ann's 25 Random Thoughts
  6. 01/09
     Welcome 2009!
• 2008 Letters
  1. 11/08
     A Visit to Emporia, Kansas
  2. 09/08
     Catching Up With Ann
  3. 06/08
     Meet Pippin!
  4. 05/08
     Summer Book Club Fun
  5. 03/08
     An Online Visit to Main Street
  6. 02/08
     Come On In!
• 2007 Letters
  1. 11/07
     Fall in the Country
  2. 09/07
     Ann and Sadie's Big Adventure
  3. 06/07
     On the Road Again
  4. 05/07
     Main Street Comes Alive
  5. 01/07
     Main Street
• 2006 Letters
  1. 12/06
     On Christmas Eve
  2. 10/06
     What I Did on My Summer Vacation
  3. 07/06
     Summer Travels
  4. 05/06
     These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
  5. 03/06
     The Re-birth of The Baby-Sitter's Club
  6. 01/06
     Happy 2006!
• 2005 Letters
  1. 11/05
     An Autobiography of a Stray
  2. 09/05
     An Anthology of Friends
  3. 07/05
     Summertime in New York
  4. 05/05
     Bringing Books to Children
  5. 02/05
     Checking In
  6. 01/05
     Here Today
• 2004 Letters
  1. 10/04
     Good-Bye to Summer, Hello to Fall
  2. 09/04
     My Hometime Library
  3. 05/04
     Mother's Day
  4. 03/04
     Hello, 2004
  5. 02/04
     Let's Read!
• 2003 Letters
  1. 11/03
     On the Road Again
  2. 10/03
     Ann's Trip to Toronto
  3. 09/03
     Summer's End
  4. 07/03
     Ann's Mailbag
  5. 05/03
     Meet the Author (Me)
  6. 03/03
     Newbery Honor
  7. 01/03
     Let it Snow!
• 2002 Letters
  1. 12/02
     Book Signings
  2. 10/02
     Happy Halloween
  3. 09/02
     Ann's New Book!
  4. 08/02
     Ann Goes Back to School
  5. 05/02
     Bring on the Sunshine
  6. 02/02
     A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
  7. 01/02
     Happy New Year!
• 2001 Letters
  1. 12/01
     It's Holiday Time!
  2. 10/01
     Welcoming the Fall
  3. 09/01
     September 11th Tragedy
  4. 08/01
     The Premier of Belle Teal
  5. 08/01
     Ann's Favorite Hobby
  6. 06/01
     Ups and Downs With Ann!
  7. 05/01
     Writing Tips From Ann
  8. 03/01
     Where Do I Get My Ideas?
  9. 01/01
     Farewell Party for the BSC!
• 2000 Letters
  1. 12/00
     Goodbye BSC!
  2. 09/00
     Back to School
  3. 08/00
     Family Reunion
  4. 08/00
     Getting Together With Old Friends
  5. 05/00
     Happy Father's Day, Dad
  6. 04/00
     An Interview With Ann and Her Friend Paula Danziger!
  7. 03/00
     The Lisa Libraries
  8. 02/00
     The BSC New York City Getaway Sweepstakes
  9. 02/00
     Family/Friend Game Night
  10. 01/00
      Starting A New Bank Account

May 2015

Hi, readers!

I'm happy to share the news that the first book in The Baby-sitters Club series, Kristy's Great Idea, is available now as a full-color, graphic novel! Many of you may already be graphic novel fans, but it's possible that some of you are wondering what a graphic novel is. Simply put, a graphic novel is a full-length story that is told in comic-book style panels. An individual panel may consist of art only, or may include narrative that describes the action or show actual dialogue that is spoken by the characters. In panel after panel, on page after page, the story is laid out in words and pictures for the reader to enjoy.

Raina Telgemeier is the talented artist who illustrated Kristy's Great Idea. Several years ago, Raina was at Scholastic discussing potential graphic novel projects with my editor, David Levithan, when she happened to mention that she was a Baby-sitters Club fan. This interested David, who asked her if she wanted to work on the BSC books. Raina eventually brought to life four of the early books in the series as graphic novels in black and white. This is when I first met Raina, and I was an instant fan of her work. She did an amazing job telling each of the stories using the original text combined with her compelling artwork. Since those original black-and-white books were published, graphic novels have become more and more popular, so much so that David decided to re-release the books, this time in full color.

I'm excited about these newest books. What better way to introduce The Baby-sitters Club to new readers than through this engaging rendition of Kristy's Great Idea? And for longtime fans of The Baby-sitters Club books, this new full-color edition is yet another way to enjoy a favorite story.

If you haven't yet read a graphic novel, you can check out the selection in your school and public libraries. The increasing popularity of the graphic novel means there are more titles and more genres to choose from - fiction, non-fiction, drama, adventure, comedy - you name it! I'm happy that there is yet another interesting way for writers to share their stories with readers. But I'm mostly excited to think about a new generation of readers discovering Stoneybrook, Connecticut, and meeting Kristy, Stacey, Mary Anne, and Claudia in full color.

Kristy's Great Idea will be followed by The Truth About Stacey (August 2015), Mary Anne Saves the Day (November 2015), and Claudia and Mean Janine (February 2016).

Happy reading!

Love,

Ann