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Ollie and Claire

by Tiffany Strelitz Haber

Illustrator: Matthew Cordell

Ages: 5 & Under

Published: 2013

Publisher: Philomel/Penguin

ISBN: 978-0-399-25603-5

Keywords: Friendship, Read-Aloud, Dogs, Rhyme

Ollie and Claire enjoy everything together. But will Claire's longing for adventure break their special bond? In up beat rhyming verse with humorous ink and watercolor drawings.