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The Children’s Book Review | February 4, 2019
The Best Babysitters Ever is a funny new middle grade series about three 12-year-old best friends who start a babysitting club!
Babysitting is often a tween or teens first job—and often leads to some pretty entertaining stories to share. As a child of The Baby-Sitters Club era, it’s so fun to see a new set of original and diverse friends poised to inspire this new generation of up and coming entrepreneurs!
Enter for a chance to win a Best Babysitters Ever prize pack from HMH Books for Young Readers—complete with a ban.dō planner and tote bag to help with all of the future babysitting gigs!
One (1) winner receives:
- A copy of Best Babysitters Ever (In Stores February 5, 2019)
- A ban.dō planner and tote bag!
Giveaway begins February 4, 2019 at 12:01 A.M. PST and ends March 4, 2019 at 11:59 P.M. PST.
About the Series
Some great reasons to check out Best Babysitters Ever:
- Best Babysitters Ever features an authentic depiction of friendship with a diverse cast of characters from different ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds
- A story of female entrepreneurship and a lesson for kids on how to make and spend money responsibly.
- Inspired by The Babysitters Club series, and a great read even if you never read the original inspiration.
Best Babysitters Ever
Publisher’s Synopsis: A funny new middle grade series about three 12-year-old best friends who start a babysitting club in their small California town. Perfect for fans of series like Whatever After and the Dork Diaries.
Once upon a time, a girl named Kristy Thomas had a great idea: to form The Baby-Sitters Club with her best friends. And now twelve-year-old Malia Twiggs has had a great idea too. Technically, she had Kristy’s idea. (And technically, little kids seem gross and annoying, but a paycheck is a paycheck). After a little convincing, Malia and her friends Dot and Bree start a babysitting club to earn funds for an epic birthday bash. But babysitting definitely isn’t what they thought it would be.
Ages 10-14 | Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers (February 5, 2019) | ISBN-13: 978-1328850898
Available Here
About the Author

Caroline Cala is a writer and editor residing in Brooklyn. She has worked as a book editor and as a ghostwriter on a number of books by notable people. Her work has appeared in Vogue, ELLE, Refinery29 and others. Best Babysitters Ever is her middle grade debut.
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Giveaway Rules
- NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER TO WIN.
- Win a Best Babysitters Ever Prize Pack sponsored* by HMH Books.
- Enter between 12:00 AM Mounatin Time on February 4, 2019 and 11:59 PM on March 4, 2019.
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- One (1) grand prize winner receives:
- A copy of Best Babysitters Ever
- A ban.dō planner and tote bag!
- Odds of winning will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
- Winners will be selected at random on or about March 8, 2019.
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- The Children’s Book Review is not responsible for prize fulfillment.
- Prizes Courtesy of HMH Books.
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40 Comments
Great to encourage sitters to read instead of being on the phone.
I’m excited because I love books! 🙂
I am excited to win and share the book with my daughter
I’d loved to win this because this looks like a fun book and my niece loves these kinds of stories.
My grandsons and granddaughters would love these books since I babysit them often and we read together. what a treasure of a giveaway which we would enjoy greatly.
It wont be long and my granddaughter will be babysitting ! Just a few more years. She is an avid reader and I’m sure she would love reading “Best Babysitters Ever”!
Looks like the perfect book for my daughter!
I an always excited to see a new series for children.
Marilyn
When I was little I had a babysitter who cooked up a steak and topped it with bleu cheese!! Can you imagine anything more terrific??!!
I’m excited to win this for my daughter. She loves to read these kind of books and collects them.
We had a babysitter once who loved to flout the rules. We thought she was quite cool until the day she took us to the beach–in the back of her boyfriend’s pick-up truck, no less, something my mom, an RN, would never allow. No matter how we got their, we were supposed to be at home. While we were there my brother stepped on a very thick shard of glass (broken beer bottle–this was the 70’s and beaches were still pretty dirty). We had to take him to the ER, as his wound was very deep and he was bleeding like crazy. The closest hospital was the one where my mom worked, and she was called down to the ED from the floor where she worked. She was smoking mad to find us sitting there, sandy, wet, in bathing suits, with her little boy being sutured up by a colleague. I learned an important lesson for my future babysitting career from that episode.
Would love to win this new book for my 10 and 12 year old granddaughters ..they love to read and lost most of their books when Hurricane Harvey flooded their house in Houston… the book sounds like a fun and learning experience for “want to be babysitter girls”
I have lots of great nieces and nephews who have babysitters!!
I love the tote bag although I was not much of a babysitter only babysat twice.
I’m excited to win this giveaway because I love reading! Also, that bag is super cute! 🙂
I used to read The Babysitters Club as a kid. I would love to read this book.
In it to WIN it! Thank You!
Iwould love to win this for my niece. She is at this age group and loves to read, I’m sure she would enjoy it
I would love to win this for my daughter..She loves to read
I am excited about this because my daughters would love it!
I would love to win to share this book with my daughter. She would enjoy reading it!
My first babysitting experience was 5 houses down the street for 2 kids. One kid had the flu and threw up so many times, the pillowcases were all used up. Finally, I spread a towel by his head along with a mixing bowl just in case. My mom walked me through what to do. It was a long night because of all the linen he went through and changing the bed so many times. The next babysitting job was easy – no sickness.
I would love to win this for my niece because she is always asking, when can she babysit my kids. This would be a great book for her to read.
I would love to win this pack for my nieces to share!
This story will be fun to read with my niece.
I babysat a lot growing up and one of my funniest stories is when two adorable brothers asked me if I could read, then brought me a book to “prove it…” luckily I passed their test! 🙂
This would be so great to win!
I would love to win this for my grandson
i have no babysitting stories
I am excited as this is a gift my granddaughter will enjoy with me.
When I babysat in high school, I sat for one family that had 4 kids. I really earned my money with them!
I would love to share this book with my kids.
My granddaughters are new, excited readers and would love these books! Their mom grew up on the Babysitter’s Club books.
I’m super excited about this book for my kiddo because she loves books like this!
My niece would love it if i won this for her. She would get this if i won.
A great giveaway for any kid is a book or a book hamper! Thank you for promoting this initiative # TEACH THEM TO LOVE READING
I want to win this for my granddaughter Kaysen. She loves to read.
I would love to win this best babysitter package for my 10 year old daughter I think she would really enjoy it thank you for the opportunity
I’m excited to win this giveaway because this prize pack looks very nice!
I would love this for my kids.
I would love to win this for my daughter! I think she would really enjoy it!