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February 12, 2019 //

Read the Best Babysitters Ever Book #Giveaway

HMH Books is partnering with me for a giveaway.  

My girls love to read.  I love to see them read a book together. My older daughter has started to babysit and my youngest knows what it is like to have babysitters so the situations the girls find themselves in were quite amusing!

Best Babysitters Ever will resonate with all girls who have tested their entrepreneurial skills.  There is definitely a lesson to be learned for kids on how to make and spend money responsibly.

Best Babysitters Ever is inspired by The Babysitters Club series.  Even if you have never read the original inspiration, you will love the story! Best Babysitters Ever also features an authentic depiction of friendship with a diverse cast of characters from different ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds.

 

BEST BABYSITTERS EVER

By Caroline Cala

Published by HMH Books for Young Readers

In Stores February 5, 2019

Recommended for ages 10-14

 

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.

Three friends. No parents. Unlimited snacks. And, okay, occasionally watching other people’s children. What could possibly go wrong?

 

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.

You can purchase Best Babysitters Club on Amazon

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REWARD THE HARD WORK! Giveaway

A hard day’s work deserves a reward! One (1) winner receives:

  • a copy of Best Babysitters Ever,
  • and a $50 Visa gift card to let your young reader splurge on themselves – no babysitting job required!

Giveaway open to US addresses only.

Prizing and samples provided by HMH Books.

Best Babysitters Ever $50 Visa GC

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  1. mami2jcn says

    February 12, 2019 at 11:40 am

    I’d like to win this because my daughter would enjoy it.

  2. Dana Rodriguez says

    February 12, 2019 at 11:43 am

    This sounds like a funny book!

  3. Elena says

    February 12, 2019 at 11:43 am

    I want to win this book because it sounds interesting

  4. Jeanna says

    February 12, 2019 at 12:55 pm

    I’d love to win this for my daughter!

  5. Hanan says

    February 12, 2019 at 12:58 pm

    My girls would love this book!

  6. James Robert says

    February 12, 2019 at 12:58 pm

    I have 2 of my daughters who would enjoy this.

  7. Amanda D says

    February 12, 2019 at 1:00 pm

    I would love to win, my daughter loves that movie!!

  8. Rebecca Snodgrass says

    February 12, 2019 at 1:15 pm

    My granddaughter would love it!

  9. Shelly Peterson says

    February 12, 2019 at 1:53 pm

    I would love to win this for my niece, she would love it.

  10. Margaret Smith says

    February 12, 2019 at 2:47 pm

    I know my daughter would love this book.

  11. heather says

    February 12, 2019 at 3:22 pm

    We love the Grinch and the kids would love to win this one.

  12. heather says

    February 12, 2019 at 3:23 pm

    I subscribe on youtube as sissybella07@gmail.com

  13. HS says

    February 12, 2019 at 3:30 pm

    I would like to win because my kids would love it.

  14. Janet W. says

    February 12, 2019 at 5:37 pm

    I would love to win this because my granddaughter would love to read this!

  15. shannon zeidan says

    February 12, 2019 at 6:30 pm

    I would love to win for my nieces. They would love this.

  16. Julie Lundstrom says

    February 12, 2019 at 6:44 pm

    I would like this book for my kids. It looks like a fun book to read.

  17. Veronica R. says

    February 12, 2019 at 8:34 pm

    I think my daughter would love this book! She really loves To he Babysitter’s Club books. Thanks for the chance to win!

  18. Laurie Nykaza says

    February 12, 2019 at 9:44 pm

    I’d love to win this for my daughter thanks

  19. Kelly D says

    February 12, 2019 at 10:13 pm

    I would like this for my daughter. She would enjoy reading it.

  20. rochelle haynes says

    February 13, 2019 at 7:20 am

    He was a favorite when i was a kid

  21. Mitch says

    February 13, 2019 at 8:24 am

    What a great book for my niece!
    Mitch

  22. Jackie says

    February 13, 2019 at 8:26 am

    I would like to win this for my niece. I think she would really enjoy it.
    Thank you!

  23. Anne perry says

    February 13, 2019 at 8:26 am

    I would like to win this prize for my niece.

  24. Edye says

    February 13, 2019 at 8:32 am

    as a gift for my cousin!

  25. Cynthia C says

    February 13, 2019 at 8:46 am

    I would like to win as a gift for my niece.

  26. Richard Hicks says

    February 13, 2019 at 9:04 am

    I want to win because the kids would enjoy it

  27. Natalie says

    February 13, 2019 at 10:29 am

    I would love to win this for my niece because she would love to read this!

  28. Stephanie Shipley says

    February 13, 2019 at 12:20 pm

    I would love to win this for my youngest sister. I think she would really enjoy it! We could read the book together and I could help her pick out some great stuff with the gift card to pamper her because she deserves it!

  29. Barbara Montag says

    February 13, 2019 at 12:32 pm

    I would enjoy winning The Grinch to gift to the grand kids.
    They would love it.
    thank you

  30. Sara Zielinski says

    February 13, 2019 at 1:50 pm

    I would like to win this book so I could give it to my cousins.

  31. Kristen says

    February 13, 2019 at 3:28 pm

    I’d like to win this because my goddaughter would enjoy it.

  32. paige chandler says

    February 13, 2019 at 4:35 pm

    I want to win because my daughter is a fan.

  33. Julie Bickham says

    February 13, 2019 at 5:18 pm

    Would like to win this for my daughter. She is always looking for new books to read.

  34. Yvonne Delgado says

    February 13, 2019 at 6:24 pm

    I think it would be fun to hang with my daughter and watch a movie.

  35. Jacquelyn Cannon says

    February 13, 2019 at 6:41 pm

    I would love to win it for my granddaughter.
    She would love it!

  36. Irene Cypher says

    February 13, 2019 at 6:49 pm

    I would love this for my grandson Jack.

  37. Amy W. says

    February 13, 2019 at 6:49 pm

    I’d like to win because my daughter would love this.

  38. Alison King says

    February 13, 2019 at 6:55 pm

    I would like to win because who doesn’t love winning. LOL. Also, because this is an awesome prize.

  39. kimrk56 says

    February 13, 2019 at 9:07 pm

    I don’t want to win the Grinch. I want to win “Best Babysitters Ever”. My granddaughter likes the Dork series so I think she’d like this book and she’s at a good age to read it.

  40. Natalie says

    February 13, 2019 at 9:40 pm

    I would like this for my daughter ,she just started to enjoy reading .

  41. Angelica Dimeo says

    February 13, 2019 at 9:45 pm

    I would like to win for my kids

  42. Ej says

    February 13, 2019 at 9:54 pm

    We love to read!

  43. Linda G says

    February 13, 2019 at 10:34 pm

    I would love to win this book for my niece, I’m sure she would really enjoy reading it,

  44. Jessica Walker says

    February 14, 2019 at 6:32 am

    My kids would love it

  45. Mellissa Clark says

    February 14, 2019 at 7:29 am

    My niece would love this

  46. crystle tellerday says

    February 14, 2019 at 10:42 am

    I sounds like a good book

  47. Marion says

    February 14, 2019 at 7:11 pm

    My sister would love it.
    Marion

  48. Lisa says

    February 15, 2019 at 6:01 pm

    I want to win this for my niece!

  49. Jaye Smith says

    February 16, 2019 at 1:36 pm

    I love the Grinch. This story always makes me laugh.

  50. Tracey Roar says

    February 16, 2019 at 3:53 pm

    my niece would love this! she love the grinch!

  51. Erica says

    February 16, 2019 at 4:23 pm

    Love the writer and aspire to pursue more writing in my future.

  52. Dana says

    February 17, 2019 at 10:30 am

    My niece would love this.

  53. kjasus says

    February 17, 2019 at 2:57 pm

    my son would enjoy it

  54. LeAnn Harbert says

    February 17, 2019 at 3:42 pm

    I want to win this for my granddaughter.

  55. Susan Smith says

    February 17, 2019 at 10:42 pm

    I’d love to win this book for my daughter!

  56. Jessi Housel says

    February 18, 2019 at 2:16 pm

    My daughter is becoming quite the reader lately! I think she would enjoy this book!

  57. Tiffany Schmidt says

    February 18, 2019 at 4:05 pm

    What a fun book to read along with my daughter!

  58. Samantha Wagner says

    February 18, 2019 at 11:49 pm

    My daughter loves to read, and these look like great books she would enjoy.

  59. Debra Branigan says

    February 19, 2019 at 8:46 am

    Because the grinch has always been a favorite and my grandchildren would love it.

  60. Jodi W says

    February 19, 2019 at 11:37 am

    I would love to win for great niece

  61. Rebecca W says

    February 19, 2019 at 8:46 pm

    My kids would enjoy the grinch. We always like to watch it at Christmastime.

  62. Tracie Cooper says

    February 20, 2019 at 11:34 am

    I would love to win this for my nephew because he loves the grinch!

  63. Tracie Cooper says

    February 20, 2019 at 11:34 am

    I would love to win this for my nephew because he loves the grinch!

  64. sheila ressel says

    February 21, 2019 at 9:26 am

    I would like to win because my niece would love this.

  65. Rosanne says

    February 21, 2019 at 9:29 am

    My twin grandchildren would enjoy it

  66. Young M says

    February 21, 2019 at 6:50 pm

    My daughter loves the Grinch. 🙂

  67. clynsg says

    February 22, 2019 at 10:22 am

    The question on the form was about winning the Grinch, but although the contest is for the Babysitters, the same answer will do for both–my granddaughter especially would like the book(s).

  68. jason jennings says

    February 23, 2019 at 2:28 pm

    my kids love the Grinch

  69. Eileen Boyce says

    February 23, 2019 at 9:56 pm

    My sweetie would love this!

  70. Antoinette M says

    February 23, 2019 at 10:50 pm

    I would love to win this for my daughter! She likes the Grinch and she would like this book, too.

  71. Lisa says

    February 24, 2019 at 2:28 pm

    I’d like to win because it would be great for my niece!

  72. Nancy says

    February 24, 2019 at 4:28 pm

    It’s always a fun & helpful book.

  73. Patricia Wright says

    February 24, 2019 at 5:49 pm

    It’s a classic. I would watch it every year.

  74. Zoey says

    February 24, 2019 at 9:11 pm

    I would like to win because I think this would be a great book to share with some pre teens in my life.

  75. Sonya Allstun says

    February 25, 2019 at 11:12 am

    This would be great to have so the grand kids could watch it they would love it

  76. Patricia Wright says

    February 25, 2019 at 1:14 pm

    My grandaughter would love it

  77. Alexa B. says

    February 25, 2019 at 10:25 pm

    I would like to win because my daughter loves to read.

  78. Danalee Davis says

    February 26, 2019 at 2:12 pm

    My kids would enjoy it.

  79. kathy pease says

    February 26, 2019 at 9:16 pm

    I would like to win this for my granddaughter 🙂

  80. kerry paul says

    February 27, 2019 at 8:09 am

    I’d like to win for my grandchildren. They think I’m Gramma of the year!

  81. Sarah L says

    February 27, 2019 at 11:03 pm

    Grinch? No. I do want the babysitters book for my niece.

    And does this ends 2/28 like it says or in 10 days like the form says?
    Thanks for the contest.

  82. Debbi Wellenstein says

    February 28, 2019 at 9:03 am

    My grandkids would love both the Grinch and the book!

  83. Leah Shumack says

    February 28, 2019 at 3:15 pm

    I would love to win this for my daughter!

  84. Tabathia B says

    February 28, 2019 at 10:59 pm

    I want to win because it sounds like a book my daughter would enjoy

  85. Michelle Catallo says

    March 2, 2019 at 6:34 pm

    I celebrate The Grinch year-round honestly; from an apron, to stuffed animals, to my water bottle, and, of course, watching the movies.

  86. Michelle Catallo says

    March 2, 2019 at 6:35 pm

    My daughter is really into this genre right now; as is her twin brother.

  87. Elizabeth Miller says

    March 8, 2019 at 8:58 pm

    I would like to win this book for my daughter who is about the age of babysitting and would get a kick out of it.

  88. Elizabeth Miller says

    March 8, 2019 at 9:00 pm

    I really do not want to win the Grinch as we already have it lol.

  89. AEKZ2 says

    March 9, 2019 at 1:48 pm

    I would like to win because my daughter would love this prize.

  90. bill norris says

    March 9, 2019 at 5:25 pm

    my nieces would love this book.

  91. Cassandra D says

    March 9, 2019 at 10:51 pm

    My cousin would like this.

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