Part of The Baby-Sitters Club, book 24
First published 1997
Kristy Thomas faces the annual Mother's Day dilemma. What gift could possibly show her mom how much she cares? Mrs. Brewer has been acting unusually secretive lately, which only makes Kristy more determined to do something special. Her solution arrives in the form of another brilliant idea. The Baby-sitters Club will organize an enormous babysitting event, giving all the mothers in Stoneybrook a complete day off from their children. Kristy rallies her fellow club members to pull off this ambitious Mother's Day surprise. They plan to watch dozens of kids while their moms enjoy some well-deserved freedom. The club throws itself into organizing what promises to be their biggest babysitting challenge yet. But just when Kristy thinks she has created the perfect Mother's Day gift, Mrs. Brewer drops a bombshell of her own. Her mother's mysterious behavior suddenly makes sense when she reveals a surprise that changes everything for the Thomas-Brewer family.
Genres: fiction, family-life, contemporary
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, surprise
Setting: Stoneybrook
Period: Mother's Day
141 pages · Paperback · Scholastic Paperbacks