Liz And The Sand Castle Contest

Liz deals with some unfriendly competition at the beach and tries to rescue a baby octopus in the eleventh book of The Critter Club series. Liz and her family are at the beach! Liz loves building sand sculptures, so when she sees a flyer for a sand castle competition, of course she enters. She thinks she’s found a new friend when she meets her neighbor Tommy, who is also competing, but Tommy’s not so nice. He teases Liz about the castle she’s building and he laughs when one of the pieces caves in. Then Liz’s castle gets ruined overnight! It’s the day of the contest judging, and Liz no longer has anything to enter. Did Tommy destroy Liz’s sand castle? Plus, Liz finds a baby octopus that needs help! Will she be able to get the octopus back in the ocean and swimming again? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers!

As her friends in the Critter Club animal shelter care for colorful aquarium fish, second-grader Liz and her family spend a long weekend at the beach, where Liz rescues a baby octopus and competes with an unfriendly young neighbor in a sand castle contest.

The Critter Club is going camping—but are they really ready for a weekend in the wilderness? When Liz invites the Critter Club girls to her house at Marigold Lake for the weekend, they are really excited for their camping adventure—especially because Marigold Lake is known for having lots of wildlife! While the girls are there, they plan to do stuff like swim and canoe in the lake, go on a nature walk, and camp out. But with every activity, something seems to go horribly wrong. Amy accidentally tips over the canoe when the girls are out on the lake; Ellie gets spooked by what she thinks is a snake on their walk; and Marion is not pleased about sleeping outside in a tent. Liz thinks her friends aren’t having fun, and she starts to feel awful. Will the great weekend she planned turn out to be a disaster? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

Amy comes up with the perfect Christmas present for Ms. Sullivan in the ninth book of the Critter Club series. It’s holiday time in Santa Vista, and Amy is especially excited for Christmas. Her dad and soon-to-be stepmom and stepsister are visiting, plus, there are some adorable guinea pigs at the Critter Club. But amidst the hustle and bustle of Christmas preparations, Amy notices that Ms. Sullivan seems a little lonely. Though Ms. Sullivan assures Amy that she will have a lovely holiday with her dog Rufus, Amy begins to wonder if there’s something she can do to cheer up Ms. Sullivan. As Christmas Eve nears, the Critter Club girls still have not found families to adopt the guinea pigs. But then, in a Christmas miracle, each guinea pig gets a home. And come Christmas Day, Amy has devised a great plan to give Ms. Sullivan some cheer—and some company—on Christmas! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers!

When the Critter Club takes in a pig named Plum, Ellie starts having good luck, but worries what will happen when the club finds Plum a home.

Join Amy, Ellie, Liz, and Marion with these three heartwarming Critter Club books in one purr-fect paperback edition! Meet the Critter Club: Amy, Ellie, Liz and Marion, and all their animal friends. Together, these four girls help lost or lonely critters find homes. Join the girls as they take care of some sweet frogs, find a baby octopus at the beach, and care for a lucky little piglet! Included in this cuddly edition are Marion Strikes a Pose, Ellie and the Good-Luck Pig, and Liz and the Sand Castle Contest.

Join the Critter Club on their animal adventures in this heartwarming bind-up of books ten through thirteen of the adorable Critter Club chapter book series! Meet the Critter Club: Amy, Ellie, Liz, Marion, and all their animal friends! Together, these four girls help lost or lonely critters find homes. Join them as they find a lucky pig, rescue a baby octopus, babysit younger siblings, and care for precocious chickens. With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers. This sweet paper-over-board bind-up includes: Ellie and the Good-Luck Pig Liz and the Sand Castle Contest Marion Takes Charge Amy Is a Little Bit Chicken

The Critter Club has baby bunnies to care for—but is Ellie too busy aiming for showstopper status to help out her friends? The Critter Club is up and running, and so are the girls—especially Ellie! She’s wanted to perform her entire life, so when she lands the lead role in Santa Vista Elementary School’s Spring Spectacular, it’s her big chance to show her stuff! But as Ellie’s big performance draws near, will she let the play and her determination to succeed get in the way of being a good friend? What about caring for the baby rabbits that were just brought to The Critter Club? Some very helpful advice from an unexpected source reminds Ellie that being a good friend is just as important as doing what you love. With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.