Arley Nopra is a Filipina-Canadian illustrator and cartoonist who lives in Toronto. Nopra is the graphic novel adapter/illustrator of several of Ann M. Martin’s novels from the juvenile series The Baby-sitters Club.
Fiction (Juvenile, Graphic novel)
Claudia and the Bad Joke: A Graphic Novel
Based on the novel by Ann M. Martin
New York: Graphix/Scholastic, 2023.
Series: Baby-sitters Club Graphix ; #15
Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)
Claudia isn’t worried when she hears her newest baby-sitting charge, Betsy Sobak, is a big practical joker. After all, how much harm can one little girl do?
Plenty. Claudia breaks her leg as a result of one of Betsy’s jokes. Now Claudia is feeling like baby-sitting might be too dangerous and she’s talking about quitting the club. Kristy thinks Betsy needs to be taught a lesson, and that the baby-sitters are just the ones to do it.
Watch out, Betsy Sobak. The joke war is on!
Fiction (Juvenile, Graphic novel)
Dawn on the Coast: A Graphic Novel
Based on the novel by Ann M. Martin.
New York: Graphix/Scholastic, 2026.
Series: Baby-sitters Club Graphix ; #19
Forthcoming April 2026
Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)
Fiction (Juvenile, Graphic novel)
Mallory and the Trouble with Twins: A Graphic Novel
Based on the novel by Ann M. Martin
New York: Graphix/Scholastic, 2025.
Series: Baby-sitters Club Graphix ; #17
Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)
Mallory knows she’s a good baby-sitter. She’s been looking after her seven younger brothers and sisters for years. So when Kristy offers her a steady job baby-sitting for the Arnold twins, Mal thinks it’ll be easy money.
The twins sure are cute in their matching outfits. But once Mrs. Arnold leaves, Marilyn and Carolyn turn into twin terrors! They trick Mallory so that she can’t tell them apart and they act like spoiled brats.
Taking care of Marilyn and Carolyn is a baby-sitting nightmare. But Mallory is a responsible member of the Baby-sitters Club and she’s not giving up!
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