Books published by publisher Calico Chapter Books

More than cake, more than fireworks, and even more than Christmas, Fiona and Frieda love fairy tales. Every day at recess, they act out their favorite stories. Then, on the fifty-seventh day of third grade, something amazing happens. Magic sparkles fill the air and the girls discover they have magic rhyming powers. All of a sudden, Cinderella’s sitting at the bottom of the curly blue slide, and she’s crying harder than a kindergartener on the first day of school. Can Fiona and Frieda help Cinderella find her fairy godmother before her mean stepsisters discover her? Will they help Cinderella meet the prince—or will they ruin the fairy tale forever? Find out in this entertaining, illustrated chapter book suitable for read alouds and beginning chapter book readers. Calico Chapter Books is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades 2-8.

Third grader Katharine Carmichael, AKA Katharine the Almost Great, is a work-in-progress. Katharine's convinced that if she'd stop blabbing super-duper secrets to her cousin Crockett, conquer her stage fright-itis, and come up with the winning idea for the character education service project, her parents would finally crown her Katharine the Great. Young readers will relate to her flip-flop belly dropping problems and episodes of sassitude in these entertaining illustrated chapter books. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

Today’s the all-school field trip to the Sprinkledust Wild Animal Park. Once again, Fiona and Frieda don’t get to be partners. But that’s okay. They have a plan. Right after they see the pandas, they’ll use their rhyming powers to take their own field trip in the magic realm of fairy tales. As it turns out, things are never that easy for two fairy-tale superheroes. Before they know it, they’re in the girls’ bathroom with Goldilocks, and she’s begging for their help. Soon all the characters find themselves off the fairy-tale map, as a confused wolf attacks the wrong animals. Will Fiona and Frieda get everything straightened out? Find out in this entertaining, illustrated chapter book suitable for read alouds and beginning chapter book readers. Calico Chapter Books is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades 2-8.

Welcome back to Storm Cliff Stables! Ainsley, Cassidy, Khadija, and Ryleigh, the Four Horsekateers, can't wait to start their next summer at horse camp. Through funny, realistic dialogue, readers get to know each of the girls' distinct personalities and the unique horses they care for. Whether dreaming of the Olympics, sharing culture and tradition with her campmates, striving to reach personal goals at Storm Cliff, or hiding a major secret of her own, these girls bring out the best in each other as their friendships grow.