Someone Has Stuck ‘Girls’ On The Cover Of ‘The Babysitter’s Club Books’, And It Will Make Your Brain So Happy
Which was your favourite growing up: "Hannah's OCD Relapse" or "The Coolest Party in Bushwick"?
Do you remember the saccharine yet strangely readable tales of friendship, innocence and requisite slumber parties that were the Babysitter’s Club book series? Have you noticed a striking similarity between those books and the directionless-but-highly-relatable characters on HBO’s Girls?
Well, turns out you’re not the only one. A true genius over at Break has mashed these two seminal coming-of-age works together, because the internet. Including punchy titles such as Adam’s Questionable Sanity and Watch Out, Marnie’s A Clinger, these delightful illustrations are so on point it hurts.
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The plot parallels between the books and HBO’s Girls are almost too perfect. They both focus on the antics of a group of gal pals pursuing after school jobs/dream careers, attempts to remain financially stable/buy that super cute sweater, and of course face unavoidable drama with wit and style.
Not one to shy away from a challenge (or a delicious batch of brownies), Todd Spence has also begun to illustrate Season Four:
In related news, True Detective/Hardy Boys has been given the same treatment – now all we have to wait for is Nancy Drew crossed with Orange Is The New Black.
You can see all of the illustrations from the Girls/Babysitter’s Club and True Detective/Hardy Boys mash-ups over here.