Brother and Sister Bear are not happy with the idea of Mrs. Grizzle for a baby-sitter, but they find her drawstring bag very intriguing.

When Jack Frost arrives, the members of the Baby-Sitters Club head for the snow-covered mountains with their skis, skates, snowsuits, and boots in tow, on the lookout for winter fun and male skiers.

A little boy provides instructions for properly babysitting one's grandfather, such as offering him tasty treats and entertaining him with special games.

"Claudia has a sad goodbye to make. Her grandmother, Mimi, has just died. Claudia understands that Mimi was sick for a long time, but she's still mad at her grandmother for leaving her. Who will help Claudia with her homework . . . and share "special tea" with her? To keep from thinking about Mimi, Claudia spends all her free time painting and baby-sitting. She's even teaching an art class for some of the kids in the neighborhood. Claudia knows she...

When Strega Nona babysits twins for the day, Bambolona and Big Anthony help, but the children find trouble everywhere they go.

"Claudia has always been the most outrageous kid in her class ... until Ashley Wyeth comes along. Ashley's really different--she wears hippie clothes, has six holes in her ears, and is the most fantastic artist Claudia has ever met. Ashley says Claudia has artistic talent, too. She thinks Claudia should spend more time on her "calling" and forget about the Baby-sitters Club: it's just a waste of time. The Baby-sitters are sick of Ashley Wyeth, and...

When her parents decide to get a divorce, Stacey must choose between staying in New York with her father or moving back to Stoneybrook with her mother.

When the Synod, the Sitterhood's governing circle, calls a once-in-a-generation Summit, Esme should be excited to get the answers she wants, but she is struck, instead, by a building sense of panic.

Not even his babysitter's most strenuous efforts can convince Joe the frog to go to bed.

Having earned a reputation for defeating a big bad boogeyman, Kelly catches the attention of the Spider Queen, who turns those surrounding Kelly into her own personal monster minions.