Ellie Belly is a spirited 7-year-old who loves doodling in class, when the teacher is not looking.

Ellie has a big secret. She can talk to animals!

One day, she hears a cry for help. It is a sunbird and she is in big, big trouble! Together with her best friend Cammy, Ellie sets out to help Sunbird and save the day.

About the Author

Eliza Teoh is a Singapore Press Holding Scholar. She worked at The Straits Times as a journalist covering politics and foreign affairs (which really wasn't that fun).

She later became an executive sub-editor at Today newspaper (which was quite fun because she got to boss some people around).

She abandoned her journalism career to brave the unpredictable, but happy life as an author of children's books (which is very, very fun).

The character Ellie Belly is inspired by her rambunctious and irrepressible daughter Ellie.