Amy Looks Before She Leaps

Name: Amy Looks Before She Leaps
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9781665963602
Price: 17.99 NZD
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By Callie Barkley

Series: The Critter Club

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In the twenty-ninth book of the Critter Club series, Amy meets a blind stray cat! When Amy finds a stray cat who’s blind, she throws all her time and effort into caring for her. She even wants to skip sleepovers with the Critter Club! But eventually,... Read More

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Amy Looks Before She Leaps

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In the twenty-ninth book of the Critter Club series, Amy meets a blind stray cat!

When Amy finds a stray cat who’s blind, she throws all her time and effort into caring for her. She even wants to skip sleepovers with the Critter Club! But eventually, Amy discovers that the cat can do lots of things on her own, too. It’s time for the Critter Club to help the cat find a new, loving forever home.

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

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Amy Looks Before She Leaps

In the twenty-ninth book of the Critter Club series, Amy meets a blind stray cat! When Amy finds a stray cat who’s blind, she throws all her time and effort into caring for her. She even wants to skip sleepovers with the Critter Club! But eventually, Amy discovers that the cat can do lots of things on her own, too....

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781665963602

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 March 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Little Simon

Illustration: f-c matte cvr w- glitter; b&w halftone int ill

Contributors:

Illustrated by Marsha Riti

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 186.0mm

Weight: 93g

Pages: 128

Collections

Callie Barkley Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Series: The Critter Club

About the Author

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.

Marsha Riti is an illustrator based in Austin, Texas. She likes to take long walks, stopping frequently to pet neighborhood kitties.

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