- Graphic Novels
- Ages 8–12
- Contemporary
The Baby-Sitters Club: Logan Likes Mary Anne!
Book 8 of 19 in The Baby-Sitters Club GraphixView the full series
Part of the The Baby-Sitters Club universeOpen the collection
A sweet Mary Anne-focused volume about shyness, first crushes and a possible new club member. It is gentle and emotionally useful for readers ready for early tween relationship feelings.
- Best for8–12
- FormatGraphic
- Length176 pp
- Read aloud~1 hr25 min
The vibe
What it’s like.
Style
- Conversational
- Comedic
Tone
- Warm
- Funny
- Heartwarming
- Cosy
- Bittersweet
Themes
Experience meters
What’s it about?
The story.
Logan Bruno has just moved to Stoneybrook, and the Baby-Sitters Club is curious. He is friendly, capable, has a dreamy southern accent, and might even be interested in joining the club. To see if he would make a good babysitter, the girls send him on a job with Mary Anne. Logan and Mary Anne get along immediately, but Mary Anne is not sure what their friendship means or how quickly she wants things to change. This eighth Graphix adaptation gives Mary Anne another confidence-and-growing-up story, this time with first-crush nerves rather than club conflict at the centre. Gale Galligan's art keeps the emotional awkwardness light, funny and accessible, while still taking Mary Anne's feelings seriously. The book is low peril, cosy and very readable, but it does shift the series further into tween social territory.
Fit check
Right for your child?
Where it lands by age
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- Best fit · 8–12
- Read aloud · 7–11
- Independent · 8–12
Prose load
Light
Visual support
Very high
Reluctant-reader friendly
Very
Read-aloud quality
Strong
Works well for
- Reading aloud
- Bedtime
- Reluctant readers
Nothing in the book is likely to concern most parents. Safe to recommend without preview.
Bedtime suitability
4 / 5 · Bedtime-friendly
Sensitive-child
4 / 5 · Good fit
Graphic intensity
1 / 5 · None
Best for
- First crush story
- Mary anne fans
- Realistic graphic novel
- Friendship group
- Reluctant readers
Avoid if
- Not ready for crushes
- Has not read earlier bsc
- Prefers no romance
Particularly good for children who are…
- Reluctant reader
- Making friends
- Moving to secondary school
- Low self esteem
- Anxiety and worry
In the classroom
How it works in school.
The hugely popular Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels — a reluctant-reader favourite that also touches on friendship, responsibility and family.
A book children love that happens to support school — never a stand-in for the texts a class is taught with. Reviewed for the classroom · June 2026.
Why it lands
Why they love it.
Why kids love it
The specific recognition is the first time a boy at school likes you — Logan's friendly attention overwhelming the quietest member of the BSC, Mary Anne unsure what to do with feelings she's never had before. The first-crush volume at the right age and the right pace.
- Being special or chosen
- Family belonging
- Friendship and belonging
- Proving yourself
Why parents love it
The BSC for the gentlest first-crush conversation — Logan's interest in Mary Anne handled at exactly the careful end of middle-grade romance. Best for a ten-year-old just beginning to notice that side of school life. Stays cosy throughout.
- Nostalgia
- Quick to read
- Shared humour
- Bedtime appropriate
In the series
The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix.
19 books · open the series →
About the creators
About the creators.
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If you liked this, try…
Lateral matches. Same shelf, different texture.
Come into this from…
Easier or preparing reads — perfect lead-ins.
Where to go next…
Escalation reads — a step up in scale, silliness, or stakes.
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