. . . . "According to his bossy sisters, Shelly is taking far too long to develop, but Shelly will emerge from his shell when he's good and ready."@en . . . . "Juvenile works"@en . "Juvenile works" . . . "Shelly's older sisters wait impatiently for him to be ready for all sorts of activities, like they are, but he is determined to do things on his own schedule." . . . "Fiction" . "Children's stories" . "Fiction"@en . . . "Shelly" . . "Shelly"@en . . . .