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Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter is the 22nd book in the original The Baby-Sitters Club series. Jessi Ramsey has to sit for a house full of animals.

Back Cover[]

The Mancusis don't have any kids... but they sure have a lot of pets! So when they're desperate for a sitter, whom do they call? The Baby-sitters Club!

Kristy's insulted. The Baby-sitters don't pet-sit. But Jessi's always liked animals, and she talks Kristy into letting her have the job.

With snakes on the loose and sick hamsters, Jessi's got plenty of pet-sitting troubles. And the Baby-sitters aren't making life any easier for her when they get into a big fight.

Will Jessi be able to handle her pet-sitting job when things are going wrong with the baby-sitters, too?

Summary[]

Subplot[]

The BSC is unhappy with their roles in the club and they run for relections for everyone to vote with each other.

Characters[]

Jessi's Family

BSC Members

Kids

Adults

  • Mrs. Newton (mentioned)
  • Unnamed receptionist
  • Dr. West - the Mancusi's vet
  • Mr. and Mrs. Mancusi

Locations[]

  • Ramsey House
  • Kishi House
  • Mancusi House
  • Newton House
  • Rodowsky House

Pop Culture and Real-Life References[]

  • I Love Lucy
  • Nancy Drew
  • Winnie-the-Pooh
  • Mad Magazine and Alfred E Neuman

Continuity and Inconsistencies[]

Continuity

  • Kristy brings up her first official sitting job for a pair of St. Bernard dogs from Kristy's Great Idea.

Inconsistencies

  • Mallory says that her family never had a pet when they used to have Sarge earlier in the series.

Ann M. Martin's Dear Reader Letter[]

Dear Reader,

I love pets. When I was growing up, my family had, at one time or another, tropical fish, hamsters, mice, guinea pigs, turtles, and many, many cats. The cats were Tigger (I named Mary Anne’s kitten after him), Kiki, Fluffy, Honey (Fluffy’s daughter), Sweetheart, Jerry, and Pumpkin. When I graduated from college, the first thing I got was a cat of my own — Spanky. After Spanky came Charlie, Mouse, and Rosie. Now I have Gussie and Woody. Gussie and Woody didn’t get along at first, but now they are best friends. Their favorite game involves leaping out at each other from inside wastebaskets. I find overturned wastebaskets all over the house.

Because I like animals so much, I thought it would be fun writing about a family with lots of pets, so I created the Mancusis. And because one of my hamsters had babies when I was young, I created Snicklefritz for Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter.

Trivia[]

  • A reprint was released December 6, 2022 [1].
  • On the dedication page it says "this book is for my friends Nicole, Anna, Rebecca, Katie, and Alison."
  • Jessi hasn't decided if she wanted to dance professionally or not.
  • Jessi's ballet school is closed for a week and the Braddocks are on vacation leaving Jessi free time.
  • Kristy starts acting bossier because Charlie has been bossing around his siblings at home.
  • Claudia gets BSC calls outside of meeting times.
    • Mrs. Barrett will call at 9:00 p.m. on a Sunday night, Tuesday afternoon, or 8:30 am on a Saturday.
  • Everyone agrees that Mary Anne has the most complicated job.
  • Myriah Perkins is learning about snakes and cold blooded animals at school.
  • Claire Pike got to keep her tooth and the money the tooth fairy left behind.
  • The Ramsey's, the Rodowsky's, and Pike's all get to keep one of the hamsters.
  • A job was arranged for the Arnold twins and the Barretts that is not seen.
  • Claudia didn't want a hamster because she hates cleaning cages.
  • Dawn wouldn't want a small pet but something bigger like a dog or cat.

Alternative Covers[]

Baby-Sitters Club Books
The Summer Before | #1 Kristy's Great Idea | #2 Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls | #3 The Truth About Stacey | #4 Mary Anne Saves the Day | #5 Dawn and the Impossible Three | #6 Kristy's Big Day | #7 Claudia and Mean Janine | #8 Boy-Crazy Stacey | #9 The Ghost at Dawn's House | #10 Logan Likes Mary Anne! | #11 Kristy and the Snobs | #12 Claudia and the New Girl | #13 Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye | #14 Hello, Mallory | #15 Little Miss Stoneybrook... and Dawn | #16 Jessi's Secret Language | #17 Mary Anne's Bad-Luck Mystery | #18 Stacey's Mistake | #19 Claudia and the Bad Joke | #20 Kristy and the Walking Disaster | #21 Mallory and the Trouble with Twins | #22 Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter | #23 Dawn on the Coast | #24 Kristy and the Mother's Day Surprise | #25 Mary Anne and the Search for Tigger | #26 Claudia and the Sad Good-bye | #27 Jessi and the Superbrat | #28 Welcome Back, Stacey! | #29 Mallory and the Mystery Diary | #30 Mary Anne and the Great Romance | #31 Dawn's Wicked Stepsister | #32 Kristy and the Secret of Susan | #33 Claudia and the Great Search | #34 Mary Anne and Too Many Boys | #35 Stacey and the Mystery of Stoneybrook | #36 Jessi's Baby-Sitter | #37 Dawn and the Older Boy | #38 Kristy's Mystery Admirer | #39 Poor Mallory! | #40 Claudia and the Middle School Mystery | #41 Mary Anne vs. Logan | #42 Jessi and the Dance School Phantom | #43 Stacey's Emergency | #44 Dawn and the Big Sleepover | #45 Kristy and the Baby Parade | #46 Mary Anne Misses Logan | #47 Mallory on Strike | #48 Jessi's Wish | #49 Claudia and the Genius of Elm Street | #50 Dawn's Big Date | #51 Stacey's Ex-Best Friend | #52 Mary Anne + 2 Many Babies | #53 Kristy for President | #54 Mallory and the Dream Horse | #55 Jessi's Gold Medal | #56 Keep Out, Claudia! | #57 Dawn Saves the Planet | #58 Stacey's Choice | #59 Mallory Hates Boys (and Gym) | #60 Mary Anne's Makeover | #61 Jessi and the Awful Secret | #62 Kristy and the Worst Kid Ever | #63 Claudia's Freind Friend | #64 Dawn's Family Feud | #65 Stacey's Big Crush | #66 Maid Mary Anne | #67 Dawn's Big Move | #68 Jessi and the Bad Baby-sitter | #69 Get Well Soon, Mallory! | #70 Stacey and the Cheerleaders | #71 Claudia and the Perfect Boy | #72 Dawn and the We Love Kids Club | #73 Mary Anne and Miss Priss | #74 Kristy and the Copycat | #75 Jessi's Horrible Prank | #76 Stacey's Lie | #77 Dawn and Whitney, Friends Forever | #78 Claudia and Crazy Peaches | #79 Mary Anne Breaks the Rules | #80 Mallory Pike, No. 1 Fan | #81 Kristy and Mr. Mom | #82 Jessi and the Troublemaker | #83 Stacey vs. the BSC | #84 Dawn and the School Spirit War | #85 Claudia Kishi, Live From WSTO! | #86 Mary Anne and Camp BSC | #87 Stacey and the Bad Girls | #88 Farewell, Dawn | #89 Kristy and the Dirty Diapers | #90 Welcome to the BSC, Abby! | #91 Claudia and the First Thanksgiving | #92 Mallory's Christmas Wish | #93 Mary Anne and the Memory Garden | #94 Stacey McGill, Super Sitter | #95 Kristy + Bart = ? | #96 Abby's Lucky Thirteen | #97 Claudia and the World's Cutest Baby | #98 Dawn and Too Many Sitters | #99 Stacey's Broken Heart | #100 Kristy's Worst Idea | #101 Claudia Kishi, Middle School Dropout | #102 Mary Anne and the Little Princess | #103 Happy Holidays, Jessi | #104 Abby's Twin | #105 Stacey the Math Whiz | #106 Claudia, Queen of the Seventh Grade | #107 Mind Your Own Business, Kristy! | #108 Don't Give Up, Mallory! | #109 Mary Anne to the Rescue | #110 Abby the Bad Sport | #111 Stacey's Secret Friend | #112 Kristy and the Sister War | #113 Claudia Makes Up Her Mind | #114 The Secret Life of Mary Anne Spier | #115 Jessi's Big Break | #116 Abby and the Best Kid Ever | #117 Claudia and the Terrible Truth | #118 Kristy Thomas, Dog Trainer | #119 Stacey's Ex-Boyfriend | #120 Mary Anne and the Playground Fight | #121 Abby in Wonderland | #122 Kristy in Charge | #123 Claudia's Big Party | #124 Stacey McGill... Matchmaker? | #125 Mary Anne in the Middle | #126 The All-New Mallory Pike | #127 Abby's Un-Valentine | #128 Claudia and the Little Liar | #129 Kristy at Bat | #130 Stacey's Movie | #131 The Fire at Mary Anne's House
Super Specials
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Portrait Collection
Stacey's Book | Claudia's Book | Dawn's Book | Mary Anne's Book | Kristy's Book | Abby's Book
Other
The Baby-Sitters Club Notebook (1987) | The Baby-Sitters Club Postcard Book (1991) | Trivia & Puzzle Fun Book (1992) | Ann M. Martin: The Story of the author of the Baby-sitters Club (1993) | The Baby-Sitters Club Guide to Babysitting (1993) | The Baby-Sitters Club Chain Letter (1993) | The Baby-Sitters Club Secret Santa (1994) | Audio Books on Cassette Tape (1994-5) | BSC Movie Novelization (1995) | The Complete Guide to the Baby-Sitters Club (1996) | Autograph Book (1998) | BSC Graphic Novels (2006-present) | We Are the Baby-Sitters Club: Essays and Artwork from Grown-Up Readers (2021) | Welcome to Stoneybrook: A Guided Journal (2021) | The Official Coloring Book (2023)
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