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A review by emark
Claudia and the Bad Joke by Ann M. Martin
4.25
First read of 2023 and it was a good one!! Another reread, but I am really enjoying revisiting the Babysitters Club.
The first thing I would like to say is WHY DOES CLAUDIA WANT TO QUIT THE CLUB SO OFTEN?! I just read Claudia and the New Girl, where she was also thinking about quitting. It just makes me laugh; I feel like these stories happened so close to each other.
Obviously this book focuses on Claudia, and after she breaks her leg, she isn’t babysitting for a while. This gives us the opportunity to see her relationship with Mimi (which is one of my favorite things) and hear her inner turmoil about staying or leaving the BSC. I found her indecisiveness to be quite relatable lol. I also loved getting to see her relationship with her parents! She often grieves about their feelings towards her attitude about her schoolwork, but it’s quite clear in this book how much they care for her.
Random, but wanted to mention that the nurse was a guy! I thought that was cool and I remember it surprising me even when I was younger.
I kind of felt bad for Betsy in this book. Her relentless prancing is certainly annoying, but I really feel like her parents are to blame. They don’t seem to discipline her at all. I didn’t love that Kristy embarrassed her but I’m glad she learned her lesson.
Another great reread! Somehow the BSC books never seem to get boring or too repetitive. Here’s to a great start to my reading goal for this year!!
The first thing I would like to say is WHY DOES CLAUDIA WANT TO QUIT THE CLUB SO OFTEN?! I just read Claudia and the New Girl, where she was also thinking about quitting. It just makes me laugh; I feel like these stories happened so close to each other.
Obviously this book focuses on Claudia, and after she breaks her leg, she isn’t babysitting for a while. This gives us the opportunity to see her relationship with Mimi (which is one of my favorite things) and hear her inner turmoil about staying or leaving the BSC. I found her indecisiveness to be quite relatable lol. I also loved getting to see her relationship with her parents! She often grieves about their feelings towards her attitude about her schoolwork, but it’s quite clear in this book how much they care for her.
Random, but wanted to mention that the nurse was a guy! I thought that was cool and I remember it surprising me even when I was younger.
I kind of felt bad for Betsy in this book. Her relentless prancing is certainly annoying, but I really feel like her parents are to blame. They don’t seem to discipline her at all. I didn’t love that Kristy embarrassed her but I’m glad she learned her lesson.
Another great reread! Somehow the BSC books never seem to get boring or too repetitive. Here’s to a great start to my reading goal for this year!!