Callie Barkley’s Amy Meets Her Stepsister is a gentle Critter Club story for 5 year olds about a very nervous first meeting.<\/p>\n
Amy’s staying with her dad for the weekend, and he has big news. He and his girlfriend Julia are getting married! Julia has a daughter called Chloe, who’s eight, just like Amy.<\/p>\n
So Amy is about to get a stepsister. She’s shy at the best of times, and suddenly there are a million butterflies in her tummy. What if they’ve got nothing in common? What if Chloe doesn’t like her?<\/p>\n
Things don’t start well. Chloe hardly says a word. She says animals are dirty and smelly (which is a bit awkward when Amy helps run an animal shelter). Then she blames Amy for knocking over a glass of water.<\/p>\n
A shopping trip is even worse. Amy ends up in an outfit that’s crazy with a capital C, and she’s sure Chloe is trying not to laugh.<\/p>\n
Then a Dalmatian comes charging out of the bushes in the park, and Amy knows just what to do.<\/p>\n
This is the fifth Critter Club book, and it’s a lovely one for any child with a new family on the horizon. It doesn’t make a big deal of divorce. Amy’s parents live apart, she loves them both, and that’s that.<\/p>\n
What it does really well is show how differently two children can be nervous. Amy’s face goes bright red whenever she feels shy. Chloe’s nerves come out in other ways.<\/p>\n
There’s plenty of the club too. Back at the barn, a dozen chicken eggs are waiting to hatch, and Amy’s three best friends are keeping an eye on them.<\/p>\n
If this one goes down well, Ellie and the Good-Luck Pig is in the library too. The club take in a little pink pig called Plum, and Ellie starts to wonder whether her luck has changed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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