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All About Ellie (The Critter Club series)

by Callie Barkley

Illustrator: Marsha Riti

Ages: 6+

Published: 2013

Publisher: Little Simon/S&S

ISBN: 978-1-4424-5789-8

Keywords: Animals, Friendship, Transitional Book, School Stories

When Ellie gets a starring role in the spring play, she neglects her friends and the animals in the Critter Club shelter. Black-and-white illustrations.