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Callie Barkley Books in Order

Callie Barkley has written 31 books, published between 2012 and 2026. The first book is Amy & the Missing Puppy (2012) and the newest is Liz Plays Matchmaker (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
31
Published
2012–2026
Pages on record
2,117 in 18 of 31 books
Reading time
35–53 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,117 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 31 titles with a page count on record.

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Callie Barkley writes for grades 1 to 3 about a group of friends and the animals they look after. Each book takes one character's name: Amy & the Missing Puppy and All About Ellie in 2012, then Liz Learns a Lesson and Marion Takes a Break in 2013. Animal shelters, pet adoption, clubs and best friends recur as subjects across 31 catalogued titles, which reach Liz Plays Matchmaker (2026).

The Critter Club series follows four eight-year-old friends, Amy, Ellie, Liz and Marion, who run an animal shelter called the Critter Club in a small town in California.

How many Callie Barkley books are there?

Callie Barkley has 31 books, released between 2012 and 2026.

Callie Barkley Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 31 Callie Barkley books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Amy & the Missing Puppy by Callie Barkley (2012)
  2. Cover of All About Ellie by Callie Barkley (2012)
  3. Cover of Liz Learns a Lesson by Callie Barkley (2013)
  4. Cover of Marion Takes a Break by Callie Barkley (2013)
  5. Cover of Amy Meets her Stepsister by Callie Barkley (2013)
  6. Cover of Ellie's Lovely Idea by Callie Barkley (2013)
  7. Cover of Liz at Marigold Lake by Callie Barkley (2014)
  8. Cover of Marion Strikes a Pose by Callie Barkley (2014)
  9. Cover of Amys Very Merry Christmas by Callie Barkley (2014)
  10. Cover of Liz and the Sandcastle Contest by Callie Barkley (2015)
  11. Cover of Marion Takes Charge by Callie Barkley (2015)
  12. Cover of Amy on Park Patrol by Callie Barkley (2017)
  13. Cover of Ellie Steps up to the Plate by Callie Barkley (2018)
  14. Cover of Liz and the Nosy Neighbor by Callie Barkley (2018)
  15. Cover of Ellie's Spooky Surprise by Callie Barkley (2023)
  1. 1
    Amy & the Missing Puppy2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  2. 2
    All About Ellie2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Liz Learns a Lesson2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Marion Takes a Break2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Amy Meets her Stepsister2013 · 113 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013113
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Ellie's Lovely Idea2013 · 115 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013115
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Liz at Marigold Lake2014 · 108 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014108
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Marion Strikes a Pose2014 · 113 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014113
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Amys Very Merry Christmas2014 · 111 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014111
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Ellie and the Good Luck Pig2015 · 113 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015113
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Liz and the Sandcastle Contest2015 · 117 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015117
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Marion Takes Charge2015 · 117 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015117
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Amy is a Little Bit Chicken2015 · 117 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015117
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Ellie the Flower Girl2016 · 113 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016113
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Liz's Night at the Museum2016 · 115 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016115
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Marion and the Secret Letter2017 · 116 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017116
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    Amy on Park Patrol2017 · 117 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017117
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Ellie Steps up to the Plate2018 · 120 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018120
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    Liz and the Nosy Neighbor2018 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018128
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    Marion and the Girls' Getaway2019 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019128
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  21. 21
    Amy and the Puppy Whisperer2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    Ellie Tames the Tiger2021 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021128
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    Liz's Pie in the Sky2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  24. 24
    Marion's Got the Butterflies2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  25. 25
    Amy and the Emerald Snake2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  26. 26
    Ellie's Spooky Surprise2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 27
    Liz's Perfect Painting2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    Marion's Warm Welcome2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    Amy Looks Before She Leaps2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  30. 30
    Ellie Finds Her Voice2025 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2025128
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  31. 31
    Liz Plays Matchmaker2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Callie Barkley books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

31 books

31 Callie Barkley titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Callie Barkley books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 31 Callie Barkley books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Callie Barkley

Start with Amy & the Missing Puppy (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Callie Barkley book?

Liz Plays Matchmaker (2026) is the newest Callie Barkley book released so far.

Is there a new Callie Barkley book coming?

No next Callie Barkley book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Callie Barkley at a glance

Still publishing
Callie Barkley published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Callie Barkley books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,117 pages across the 18 of 31 books with a recorded length, a median of 116 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Callie Barkley books, 20 of 31, were published in the 2010s.

What the Callie Barkley books are about

21 of the 31 Callie Barkley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 14 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.