The Babysitters Club was published in the UK by Scholastic Hippo from 1988 - 2001, with some books having slightly different titles than the US editions. At least books #1-3 were published starting in 1988 with the US cover artwork. Starting in 1990, books #1-99 were published with original cover artwork surrounded by a brick background. Books #100-105 had a different cover design, where the cover art consisted of a half body shot of the book's narrator. Several other spinoff series were also published: the Mystery series, the Super Special series (called "Specials") the Super Mysteries (called "Mystery Specials") and the Baby-sitters Little Sister series. All spinoff series had original cover artwork, with the exception of Babysitters Little Sister, which reused US cover artwork for books #1-15. While the US titles used 'Baby-sitters Club', with a dash between Baby and sitters, the UK titles always spelled the series name without a dash.
Quick Reference[]
The following books were published in the UK between 1988 and 2001.
- Main Series:
- #1-3 (US Cover artwork, original cover design)
- #1-99 (Original artwork, brick background)
- #100-105 (Original artwork - half body shot of book's narrator)
- Main Series Collections: #1-19, comprising books #1-57
- Mysteries: #1-30
- Mystery Specials: #1-2
- Specials: #1-12
- Babysitters Little Sister: #1-34
- California Diaries: #1-10
- The Kids in Miss Colman's Class: #1-4, #6 US published as #5 in the UK
- Other: Dear Babysitter and Merry Christmas, Babysitter
Books Published (UK Titles)[]
Books with a significantly different title from the US version are bolded
Main Series[]
| Number | Title | ISBN | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristy's Great Idea | 0590709623 0590762672 |
June 10th 1988 Feb 16th 1990 |
| 2 | Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls | 0590709631 0590762680 |
June 1988 1990 |
| 3 | The Truth About Stacey | 0590709968 0590762699 |
Sept 13th 1988 1990 |
| 4 | Mary Anne Saves the Day | 0590762702 | January 1, 1990 |
| 5 | Dawn and the Impossible Three | 0590762710 | 16 Feb. 1990 |
| 6 | Kristy's Big Day | 0590762729 | 16 Feb. 1990 |
| 7 | Claudia and Mean Janine | 0590762737 | 1990 |
| 8 | Boy-Crazy Stacey | 0590762745 | 13 April 1990 |
| 9 | The Ghost at Dawn's House | 0590762753 | 1990 |
| 10 | Logan Likes Mary Anne! | 0590762761 | 15 Jun. 1990 |
| 11 | Kristy and the Snobs | 059076277X | 13 July 1990 |
| 12 | Claudia and the New Girl | 0590762788 | 1990 |
| 13 | Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye | 0590764705 | 11 Jan. 1991 |
| 14 | Hello, Mallory | 0590764713 | 15 Feb. 1991 |
| 15 | Little Miss Stoneybrook... and Dawn | 0590764721 | 15 Mar. 1991 |
| 16 | Jessi's Secret Language | 059076473X | 12 April 1991 |
| 17 | Mary Anne's Bad-Luck Mystery | 0590764748 | 17 May 1991 |
| 18 | Stacey's Mistake | 0590765469 | 14 Jun. 1991 |
| 19 | Claudia and the Bad Joke | 0590765477 | 19 July 1991 |
| 20 | Kristy and the Walking Disaster | 0590765485 | 16 Aug. 1991 |
| 21 | Mallory and the Trouble with Twins | 0590765493 | 13 Sept. 1991 |
| 22 | Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter | 0590765507 | 11 Oct. 1991 |
| 23 | Dawn on the Coast | 0590765663 | 15 Nov. 1991 |
| 24 | Kristy and the Mother's Day Surprise | 0590550012 | 17 Jan. 1992 |
| 25 | Mary Anne and the Search for Tigger | 0590550055 | 14 Feb. 1992 |
| 26 | Claudia and the Sad Good-bye | 0590550187 | 20 Mar 1992 |
| 27 | Jessi and the Superbrat | 0590550292 | 17 April 1992 |
| 28 | Welcome Back Stacey! | 0590550330 | 15 May 1992 |
| 29 | Mallory and the Mystery Diary | 0590550403 | 19 Jun 1992 |
| 30 | Mary Anne and the Great Romance | 0590550438 | 17 Jul 1992 |
| 31 | Dawn's Wicked Stepsister | 0590550454 | 14 Aug 1992 |
| 32 | Kristy and the Secret of Susan | 0590550764 | 18 Sept 1992 |
| 33 | Claudia and the Great Search | 0590551310 | 16 Oct 1992 |
| 34 | Mary Anne and Too Many Boys | 0590551345 | 13 Nov 1992 |
| 35 | Stacey and the Mystery of Stoneybrook | 0590551396 | 15 Jan 1993 |
| 36 | Jessi's Baby-sitter | 0590551450 | 19 Feb 1993 |
| 37 | Dawn and the Older Boy | 059055171X | 19 Mar 1993 |
| 38 | Kristy's Mystery Admirer | 0590551760 | 16 Apr 1993 |
| 39 | Poor Mallory! | 0590552376 | 14 May 1993 |
| 40 | Claudia and the Middle School Mystery | 0590552384 | 18 Jun. 1993 |
| 41 | Mary Anne vs. Logan | 0590552473 | 16 Jul 1993 |
| 42 | Jessi and the Dance School Phantom | 0590552759 | 20 Aug 1993 |
| 43 | Stacey's Emergency | 0590552945 | 17 Sept 1993 |
| 44 | Dawn and the Big Sleepover | 0590552953 | 15 Oct 1993 |
| 45 | Kristy and the Baby Parade | 0590552961 | 12 Nov 1993 |
| 46 | Mary Anne Misses Logan | 059055414X | 21 Jan 1994 |
| 47 | Mallory on Strike | 0590554395 | 18 Feb 1994 |
| 48 | Jessi's Wish | 0590554409 | 18 Mar 1994 |
| 49 | Claudia and the Genius of Elm Street | 0590554638 | 15 Apr 1994 |
| 50 | Dawn's Big Date | 0590554883 | 20 May 1994 |
| 51 | Stacey's Ex-Best Friend | 0590555162 | 16 Jun. 1994 |
| 52 | Mary Anne and Too Many Babies | 0590555898 | 14 July 1994 |
| 53 | Kristy for President | 0590556096 | 18 Aug. 1994 |
| 54 | Mallory and the Dream Horse | 0590556452 | 15 Sept. 1994 |
| 55 | Jessi's Gold Medal | 059055686X | 20 Oct. 1994 |
| 56 | Keep Out, Claudia! | 0590557017 | 17 Nov. 1994 |
| 57 | Dawn Saves the Planet | 0590557882 | 20 Jan. 1995 |
| 58 | Stacey's Choice | 0590558048 | 17 Feb. 1995 |
| 59 | Mallory Hates Boys (and Gym) | 059055834X | 17 Mar. 1995 |
| 60 | Mary Anne's Makeover | 0590558544 | 21 April 1995 |
| 61 | Jessi and the Awful Secret | 0590559087 | 19 May 1995 |
| 62 | Kristy and the Worst Kid Ever | 0590559273 | 16 Jun. 1995 |
| 63 | Claudia's |
0590559516 | 21 July 1995 |
| 64 | Dawn's Family Feud | 0590131516 | 18 Aug. 1995 |
| 65 | Stacey's Big Crush | 0590131907 | 22 Sept. 1995 |
| 66 | Maid Mary Anne | 0590132385 | 20 Oct. 1995 |
| 67 | Dawn's Big Move | 0590132660 | 17 Nov. 1995 |
| 68 | Jessi and the Bad Babysitter | 0590133403 | 19 Jan. 1996 |
| 69 | Get Well Soon, Mallory! | 0590134302 | 16 Feb. 1996 |
| 70 | Stacey and the Cheerleaders | 0590134760 | 15 Mar. 1996 |
| 71 | Claudia and the Perfect Boy | 0590135082 | 19 April 1996 |
| 72 | Dawn and the We Love Kids Club | 059013535X | 17 May 1996 |
| 73 | Mary Anne and Miss Priss | 0590136933 | 21 Jun. 1996 |
| 74 | Kristy and the Copycat | 0590136550 | 19 July 1996 |
| 75 | Jessi's Horrible Prank | 0590137360 | 20 Sept. 1996 |
| 76 | Stacey's Lie | 0590137719 | 18 Oct. 1996 |
| 77 | Dawn and Whitney, Friends For Ever | 0590137956 | 15 Nov. 1996 |
| 78 | Claudia and Crazy Peaches | 0590138928 | 13 Dec. 1996 |
| 79 | Mary Anne Breaks the Rules | 0590139657 | 17 Jan. 1997 |
| 80 | Mallory Pike, No. 1 Fan | 0590137646 | 21 Feb. 1997 |
| 81 | Kristy and Mr. Mum | 0590190520 | 21 Mar. 1997 |
| 82 | Jessi and the Troublemaker | 0590192604 | 18 April 1997 |
| 83 | Stacey vs. the BSC | 0590191616 | 16 May 1997 |
| 84 | Dawn and the School Spirit War | 0590192523 | 20 Jun. 1997 |
| 85 | Claudia Kishi, Live on Air | 0590193708 | 18 July 1997 |
| 86 | Mary Anne and Camp BSC | 0590194461 | 15 Aug. 1997 |
| 87 | Stacey and the Bad Girls | 0590194968 | 19 Sept. 1997 |
| 88 | Farewell, Dawn | 0590195654 | 17 Oct. 1997 |
| 89 | Kristy and the Nasty Nappies | 0590196448 | 22 May 1998 |
| 90 | Welcome to the BSC, Abby | 0590196758 | 17 July 1998 |
| 91 | Claudia and the First Thanksgiving | 0590197177 | 18 Sept. 1998 |
| 92 | Mallory's Christmas Wish | 0590197479 | 20 Nov. 1998 |
| 93 | Mary Anne and the Memory Garden | 0590197932 | 15 Jan. 1999 |
| 94 | Stacey McGill, Super Sitter | 0590114018 | 19 Mar. 1999 |
| 95 | Kristy and Bart = ? | 0590637657 | 21 May 1999 |
| 96 | Abby's Lucky Thirteen | 0439010659 | 16 July 1999 |
| 97 | Claudia and the World's Cutest Baby | 0439011434 | 17 Sept. 1999 |
| 98 | Dawn and Too Many Sitters | 0439012031 | 19 Nov. 1999 |
| 99 | Stacey's Broken Heart | 0439012627 | 21 Jan. 2000 |
| 100 | Kristy's Worst Idea | 0439013305 | 17 Mar. 2000 |
| 101 | Claudia Kishi, Middle School Dropout | 0439013429 | 19 May 2000 |
| 102 | Mary Anne and the Little Princess | 0439014719 | 21 July 2000 |
| 103 | Happy Holidays, Jessi | 0439995388 | 15 Sept. 2000 |
| 104 | Abby's Twin | 0439996465 | 8 Dec. 2000 |
| 105 | Stacey the Maths Whiz | 0439998026 | 16 Feb. 2001 |
Collections[]
These consisted of three books bound into one. The first four received two releases: the first edition was published between 1994-1996 and included the Babysitters Club house logo, 3 headshot pictures corresponding to the narrator of each book, and a background with the name of each of the three book narrators. Starting with Collection #5 and with the reprints of Collections #1-4, the cover style changed to including 1-4 characters, usually interacting with each other, drawn in a different, more detailed style.
| Number | Titles | ISBN | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,2,3 | 0590558765 0590198777 |
January 1, 1994 April 17th 1998 |
| 2 | 4,5,6 | 0590132679 0590198785 |
November 17, 1995 17 April 1998 |
| 3 | 7,8,9 | 0590135384 0590198793 |
April 19, 1996 17 April 1998 |
| 4 | 10,11,12 | 059013891X 0590198807 |
January 1, 1996 3 Jan. 1998 |
| 5 | 13,14,15 | 0590198831 | 19 Jun 1998 |
| 6 | 16,17,18 | 059019884X | August 21, 1998 |
| 7 | 19,20,21 | 0590112457 | October 16, 1998 |
| 8 | 22,23,24 | 0590113135 | December 11, 1998 |
| 9 | 25,26,27 | 0590113801 | 19 Feb 1999 |
| 10 | 28,29,30 | 0590637002 | 16 Apr 1999 |
| 11 | 31,32,33 | 0439010039 | January 1, 1999 |
| 12 | 34,35,36 | 0439011124 | 20 Aug 1999 |
| 13 | 37,38,39 | 0439011817 | October 15, 1999 |
| 14 | 40,41,42 | 0439012260 | |
| 15 | 43,44,45 | 0439012597 | |
| 16 | 46,47,48 | 043901333X | |
| 17 | 49,50,51 | 043901347X | January 1, 2000 |
| 18 | 52,53,54 | 0439995043 | January 1, 2000 |
| 19 | 55,56,57 | 043999618X | January 1, 2000 |
Mysteries[]
| Number | Title | ISBN | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stacey and the Missing Ring | 0590553003 | 18 Feb. 1994 |
| 2 | Beware, Dawn! | 0590553011 | 18 Feb. 1994 |
| 3 | Mallory and the Ghost Cat | 0590554646 | 15 April 1994 |
| 4 | Kristy and the Missing Child | 0590555170 | June 16th 1994 |
| 5 | Mary Anne and the Secret in the Attic | 059055610X | 18 Aug. 1994 |
| 6 | The Mystery at Claudia's House | 0590556878 | 20 Oct. 1994 |
| 7 | Dawn and the Disappearing Dogs | 0590557890 | 20 Jan. 1995 |
| 8 | Jessi and the Jewel Thieves | 0590558358 | March 17th 1995 |
| 9 | Kristy and the Haunted Mansion | 0590559095 | May 19th 1995 |
| 10 | Stacey and the Mystery Money | 0590559524 | 21 July 1995 |
| 11 | Claudia and the Mystery at the Museum | 0590131915 | 22 Sept. 1995 |
| 12 | Dawn and the Surfer Ghost | 0590132687 | 20 Oct. 1995 |
| 13 | Mary Anne and the Library Mystery | 0590133411 | 17 Nov. 1995 |
| 14 | Stacey and the Mystery at the Mall | 0590133535 | January 19th 1996 |
| 15 | Kristy and the Vampires | 0590134310 | February 16th 1996 |
| 16 | Claudia and the Clue in the Photograph | 0590134779 | March 15th 1996 |
| 17 | Dawn and the Halloween Mystery | 0590135090 | April 19th 1996 |
| 18 | Stacey and the Mystery at the Empty House | 0590135368 | May 17th 1996 |
| 19 | Kristy and the Missing Fortune | 059013695X | June 6 1996 |
| 20 | Mary Anne and the Zoo Mystery | 0590136569 | 19 July 1996 |
| 21 | Claudia and the Recipe for Danger | 0590137727 | 18 Oct. 1996 |
| 22 | Stacey and the Haunted Masquerade | 0590137964 | 15 Nov. 1996 |
| 23 | Abby and the Secret Society | 0590138936 | December 13th 1996 |
| 24 | Mary Anne and the Silent Witness | 0590139665 | January 17th 1997 |
| 25 | Kristy and the Middle School Vandal | 0590135597 | 21 Mar. 1997 |
| 26 | Dawn Schafer, Undercover Baby-sitter | 0590190539 | 18 July 1997 |
| 27 | Claudia and the Lighthouse Ghost | 0590191624 | 19 Sept. 1997 |
| 28 | Abby and the Mystery Baby | 0590192531 | November 14th 1997 |
| 29 | Stacey and the Fashion Victim | 0590193716 | January 16th 1998 |
| 30 | Kristy and the Mystery Train | 059019447X | March 20th 1998 |
Mystery Specials[]
| Number | Title | ISBN | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babysitters' Haunted House | 0590137379 | 20 Sept. 1996 |
| 2 | Babysitters Beware | 0590195832 | May 16th 1997 |
Specials[]
| Number | Title | ISBN | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babysitters on Board! | 059076618X | August 16th 1991 |
| 2 | Babysitters' Summer Holiday | 0590766287 | August 16th 1991 |
| 3 | Babysitters' Winter Holiday | 0590766317 | November 15th 1991 |
| 4 | Babysitters' Island Adventure | 0590550179 | March 20th 1992 |
| 5 | California Girls! | 0590550381 | June 19th 1992 |
| 6 | New York, New York! | 0590550853 | August 14th 1992 |
| 7 | Snowbound | 0590551108 | January 1st 1992 |
| 8 | Babysitters at Shadow Lake | 0590552406 | May 14th 1993 |
| 9 | Starring the Babysitters Club | 0590554689 | November 12th 1993 |
| 10 | Sea City, Here We Come! | 0590556622 | January 1, 1994 |
| 11 | The Babysitters Remember | 0590559109 | April 21st 1995 |
| 12 | Here Come the Bridesmaids! | 0590194763 | April 18th 1997 |
The Kids in Miss Colman's Class[]
Compared to the US books, the UK publications skipped book #5, Snow War, and published US book #6 Twin Trouble as UK book #5.
| Number | Title | ISBN | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teacher's Pet | 0590136380 | 16 Aug. 1996 |
| 2 | Author Day | 0590136399 | 16 Aug. 1996 |
| 3 | Class Play | 0590138847 | 15 Nov. 1996 |
| 4 | Class Baby | 0590190881 | 21 Mar. 1997 |
| 5 | Twin Trouble | 0590194720 | 15 Aug. 1997 |
Baby-sitters Little Sister[]
| Number | Title | ISBN | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen's Witch | 0590550071 | January 1, 1992 |
| 2 | Karen's Roller Skates | 059055008X | 14 Feb. 1992 |
| 3 | Karen's Worst Day | 0590550098 | 14 Feb. 1992 |
| 4 | Karen's Kittycat Club | 0590550101 | 14 Feb. 199 |
| 5 | Karen's School Picture | 0590550284 | 17 April 1992 |
| 6 | Karen's Little Sister | 0590550349 | 15 May 1992 |
| 7 | Karen's Birthday | 0590550411 | 19 Jun. 1992 |
| 8 | Karen's Haircut | 0590551159 | 14 Aug. 1992 |
| 9 | Karen's Sleepover | 0590551329 | 16 Oct. 1992 |
| 10 | Karen's Grandmothers | 0590551388 | 15 Jan. 1993 |
| 11 | Karen's Prize | 0590551779 | 19 Mar. 1993 |
| 12 | Karen's Ghost | 0590552392 | 14 May 1993 |
| 13 | Karen's Surprise | 0590552767 | 20 Aug. 1993 |
| 14 | Karen's New Year | 0590552988 | 15 Oct. 1993 |
| 15 | Karen's in Love | 0590552996 | 21 Jan. 1994 |
| 16 | Karen's Goldfish | 0590554417 | 18 Mar. 1994 |
| 17 | Karen's Brothers | 0590554891 | 20 May 1994 |
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Other[]
- Dear Babysitter (UK Edition of The Baby-Sitters Club Chain Letter)
- Merry Christmas, Babysitter (UK Edition of The Baby-Sitters Club Secret Santa)
2010s Reprints[]
These were published in a new cover style, at the same time the books were reprinted in the US.
Differences between the US and UK books[]
External Links[]
- Goodreads.com and Amazon.com - Publication info is sourced from these sites, and may not be 100% accurate
