Ann Matthews Martin (born August 12, 1955, in Princeton, New Jersey) is an American author of children's and young adult books, most notably the The Baby-Sitters Club series.
She graduated from Smith College in 1977 with a double major in psychology and elementary education, later becoming a teacher and then an editor of children's books. Her first book was Bummer Summer, published in 1983. Ideas from Martin's books came from personal experiences, including her own babysitting as a child.
Martin lives in Hudson Valley, New York. According to the bio blurb in the back of the Baby-Sitters Club books, she "likes ice cream and I Love Lucy, and hates to cook."
In 1990, she created the Ann M. Martin Foundation, which provides grants to causes benefiting children, education/literacy programs, and homeless people and animals.
The Baby-Sitters Club
For a list of titles in the Baby-Sitters Club, Baby-Sitters Mysteries, Baby-Sitters Little Sister and Baby-Sitters Friends Forever series, see List of Baby-Sitters Club books.
The Kids in Ms. Colman's Class
- Teacher's Pet
- Author Day'
- Class Play
- Second Grade Baby
- Snow War
- Twin Trouble
- Science Fair
- Summer School
- Halloween Parade
- Holiday Time
- Spelling Bee
- Baby Animal Zoo
California Diaries
- Dawn
- Sunny
- Maggie
- Amalia
- Ducky
- Sunny, Diary Two
- Dawn, Diary Two
- Maggie, Diary Two
- Amalia, Diary Two
- Ducky, Diary Two
- Dawn, Diary Three
- Sunny, Diary Three
- Maggie, Diary Three
- Amalia, Diary Three
- Ducky, Diary Three
Other books
- Bummer Summer (1983)
- Inside Out (1984)
- Stage Fright (1984)
- Me and Katie (the Pest) (1985)
- With You and Without You (1986)
- Missing Since Monday (1987)
- Just a Summer Romance (1987)
- Slam Book (1987)
- Ten Kids, No Pets (1988)
- Yours Turly, Shirley (1988)
- Ma and Pa Dracula (1989)
- Eleven Kids, One Summer (1991)
- Rachel Parker, Kindergarten Show-off (1992)
- Leo the Magnificat (1996)
- P.S. Longer Letter Later (1998) (with Paula Danziger)
- Snail Mail No More (2000) (with Paula Danziger)
- The Doll People (2001) (with Laura Godwin)
- Belle Teal (2001)
- A Corner of the Universe (2002; named 2003 Newbery Honor book)
- The Meanest Doll in the World (2003) (with Laura Godwin)
- Here Today (2004)
- A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray (2005)
- On Christmas Eve (2006)
External links
- Ann M. Martin page from Scholastic, her publisher
- Scholastic Authors and Books page for teachers with biography, interview and partial book list.
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