Kristy and Mr. Mom (UK Title: Kristy and Mr. Mum) is the 81st book in The Baby-Sitters Club series.
Back Cover Summary[]
When Kristy's stepfather Watson has a heart attack, Kristy's really scared. Fortunately, Watson's going to be fine. But he has some surprising news for Kristy's family: following his doctor's orders, Watson's going to reduce the stress in his life — by quitting his job and becoming Mr. Mom!
Kristy has her doubts, but after a couple of weeks, even she has to admit that Watson's running the house perfectly. Then Kristy's grandmother Nannie moves out, a flu bug moves in and Karen and Andrew, Watson's kids, arrive for their month at the "big house." Could this be the end of Mr. Mom?
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Subplot[]
Mrs. Marshall has been going to a jazzercize class with her friend Kendra Phillips, but doesn't tell the BSC that they would be watching Kendra's kids along with Nina and Eleanor and doesn't pay extra. This encourages the girls to pass out a flier talking about their rules.
Dawn officially moves back to Stoneybrook after staying in California for six months.
Characters[]
Kristy's Family
- Kristy Thomas
- David Michael Thomas
- Sam Thomas
- Charlie Thomas
- Karen Brewer
- Andrew Brewer
- Emily Michelle Brewer
- Elizabeth Thomas-Brewer
- Watson Brewer
- Nannie
BSC Members
- Claudia Kishi
- Stacey McGill
- Mary Anne Spier
- Jessi Ramsey
- Mallory Pike
- Dawn Schafer
- Shannon Kilbourne
Kids
- Nina and Eleanor Marshall
- Moira, Bryant, and Tyler Phillips
- Hannie Papadakis (mentioned)
- Sara and Norman Hill (mentioned)
Teenagers
- Susan Taylor (mentioned)
- Pete Black (mentioned)
- Sabrina Bouvier (mentioned)
Adults
Locations[]
- Brewer/Thomas House
- Kishi House
- Stoneybrook General Hospital
- Engle House
- Marshall House
- Stoneybrook Elementary School
Pop Culture and Real-Life References[]
- Frank Sinatra
- New York, New York (song)
- The Wizard of Oz
- The Brementown Musicians
- Mr. Rogers
- Sesame Street
- Rescue Rangers
Continuity and Inconsistencies[]
Continuity
- Kristy recalls when Dawn stole her dad’s credit card and used to fly to Connecticut in chapter 2.
- Kristy remembers both of the weddings from Here Come the Bridesmaids!.
- Jessi's performances from Jessi's Secret Language and Jessi and the Dance School Phantom are mentioned in chapter 2.
- The toilet monster from Mary Anne Misses Logan.
- In chapter 5 the the story of Nina's blanket from Mallory and the Dream Horse is recalled.
Inconsistencies
On page 2 Kristy spells Mary Anne as Mary Ann.
Ann M. Martin's Dear Reader Letter[]
Dear Reader,
In Kristy and Mr. Mom, Watson moves his office home and decides to run the household as well. When I was growing up, my father didn't work at home, but he and my mother divided the household responsibilities pretty equally. They both helped out around the house. Mom cooked dinner for our family every night, and Dad cooked breakfast every morning. One morning he was making scrambled eggs and left the eggs on the stove while he went outside to get the newspaper. The front door was stuck, however, and he forgot about the eggs while he stopped to fix the door. By the time he returned to the kitchen, the eggs had hardened and were sort of a cross between scrambled eggs and an omelet. He served them to us anyway, and to his surprise, we liked them so much that we asked for them again and again. We even gave them a name — Stuck Door Eggs. Sometimes my dad still fixes them.
Trivia[]
- Dawn Schafer returns from California after her six month stay.
- This book reveals that Watson Brewer is the CEO of Unity Insurance.
- Sam and Charlie play on the same intramural team.
- Watson's company is opening a new branch in Houston.
- The BSC doesn't really need advertising.
- Mary Anne had a sitting job lined up for the Hill Family in chapter 2.
- Kristy loves winter.
- Kristy calls Watson her father when she calls 911.
- Kristy has met Seth Engle and calls him a nice man.
- There's pictures sitting on the grand piano in the Brewer/Thomas home.
- The BSC sends out a list of guidelines and rules that they follow to their clients.
- David Michael has seen medical shows.
- SHS senior class has a day trip planned.
- Mallory split her pay with Jessi.
- Sitting jobs mentioned include: Mallory was set to watch the Prezzioso girls Thursday afternoon. Stacey had agreed to take care of the Arnold twins Thursday evening. Mary Anne said she'd sit for the Hobart boys.
- Kristy has a piggy bank.
- Kristy is good at being the banker during monopoly.
- This book has the title of Kristy and Mr. Mum on the UK covers.
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