Callie Barkley

Amy and the Missing Puppy Callie Barkley

Marc Notes: During Spring Break, mystery lover Amy looks for clues to the disappearance of wealthy Ms. Sullivan's Saint Bernard puppy.; Ages 5-7. Publisher Marketing: Introducing The Critter Club! Amy and her friends solve a canine caper in this start to a pet-friendly illustrated chapter book series. It's Spring Break in Santa Vista, and everyone has big plans...everyone except for Amy, that is! As her best friends head out of town on exciting adventures, Amy resigns herself to helping out at her mom's vet clinic. At least she'll be around cute animals! But when Santa Vista's cold and elusive millionaire, Marge Sullivan, brings her puppy Rufus for a check-up, Amy encounters an unexpected mystery. After her friends return home, the girls get to the bottom of what happened to Rufus--and discover a way to help other lost and lonely animals in their town. With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers. Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2012 (EAN 9781442457706, Hardcover) School Library Journal 04/01/2013 pg. 125 (EAN 9781442457706, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 pg. 56 (EAN 9781442457706, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 11/26/2012 (EAN 9781442457690, Paperback) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 pg. 56 (EAN 9781442457690, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Barkley, Callie Callie Barkley loves animals. As a young girl, she dreamed of getting a cat or dog of her own until she discovered she was allergic to most of them. It was around this time that she realized the world was full of all kinds of critters that could use some love. She now lives with her husband and two kids in Connecticut. They share their home with exactly ten fish and a very active ant farm. Contributor Bio:  Riti, Marsha Marsha Riti illustrated the picture book "The Picky Little Witch" by Elizabeth Brokamp. She lives in Austin, Texas, where she likes to take long walks, stopping frequently to pet neighborhood kitties.