Monthly Archives: July 2026

by | July 27, 2026 · 12:01 pm

Episode 294 – Kristy’s Great Idea (Baby-Sitters Club #1)

Kristy's Great Idea by Ann M. Martin

Can you believe that in all our years of podcasting, we’ve never done the very first Baby-Sitters Club book? Well, now we’re flashing all the way back to 1986, when Kristy Thomas first got the gang together. We were joined by Jess & Rach of Book Trivia Podcast to discuss Kristy’s Great Idea (Baby-Sitters Club #1) by Ann M. Martin. Listen to this episode on your next endless drive through Connecticut.

Readers advisory: Here.

Footnotes: Book Trivia Podcast episode on Kristy’s Great Idea

Episode 53 – The Baby-sitters Club

Episode 152 – Mallory and the Trouble With Twins

Episode 174 – Baby-sitters’ Summer Vacation!

Episode 175 – Claudia and Mean Janine

Episode 176 – Karen’s Plane Trip

Episode 177 – Baby-Sitters Beware

Episode 246 – Stacey and the Bad Girls

Coming up next: Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson.

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Readers Advisory: Episode 294 – Kristy’s Great Idea (Baby-Sitters Club #1)

Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Kristy’s Great Idea (Baby-Sitters Club #1) by Ann M. Martin. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!

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by | July 13, 2026 · 12:01 pm

Episode 293 – Changes for Kirsten

Changes for Kirsten by Janet Beeler Shaw

Are you melting in the summer heat wave? Well, why don’t you join us for a Flashback Summer trip back to the winter of 1864? Bundle up in your best furs, because we read Changes for Kirsten by Janet Beeler Shaw. We were joined by Mary Mahoney (@MimiMahoney), co-author of Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can’t Quit American Girl, former co-host of the Dolls of our Lives podcast, and current host of the Landline podcast. Whatever you do, do not let a baby raccoon into your house while listening to this episode.

Readers advisory: Here.

Footnotes: Episode #76 – American Girl

Childhood Nostalgia: A Collection of Pleasant Company and American Girl Catalogues

Minnesota Historical Society MNopedia

Coming up next: Kristy’s Great Idea (Baby-Sitters Club #1) by Ann M. Martin.

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Readers Advisory: Episode 293 – Changes for Kirsten

Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Changes for Kirsten by Janet Beeler Shaw. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!

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